frock coat

noun

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: a man's knee-length usually double-breasted coat

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The abundance of frock coats, no question. — Laurie Brookins, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Men wore linen shirts, breeches, stockings, waistcoats, and frock coats. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 14 Feb. 2026 Most striking among them is the eldest son, dressed in a long velvet frock coat and a battered pair of brothel creepers. — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025 The father, in a black frock coat, cracked his whip at a mangy and irritated lion who eventually agreed to jump through a hoop. — Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for frock coat

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First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of frock coat was in 1818

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frock coat

noun
: a man's long overcoat

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