frock coat
frock coat noun: a coat with long skirts, worn by men, now only on formal occasions.
Noun
frock coat (plural frock coats)
- A coat with long skirts, worn by men, now only on formal occasions.
- A short, stout, puffed-up little man in a high pot-hat and a buttoned-up frock-coat and a chest-protector beard was sitting up behind a stump[.]1936, Norman Lindsay, The Flyaway Highway, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 74
- In the parlance of the times, this is a peddler. A rather fanciful-looking little man in a black frock coat.1959, “Mr. Denton on Doomsday” (3:35 from the start), in The Twilight Zone, season 1, episode 3, spoken by Narrator (Rod Serling)
frock coat meaning in Marathi
frock coat in Marathi
- coat with long skirts
- फ्रॉक कोट phrŏk koṭ
Forms of frock coat
| plural | frock coats |
|---|---|
| alternative form | frock-coat |
| alternative form | frockcoat |
Words formed from frock coat
Questions about frock coat
- What does frock coat mean?
- Frock coat means a coat with long skirts, worn by men, now only on formal occasions.
- What is frock coat in Marathi?
- Frock coat in Marathi is फ्रॉक कोट (phrŏk koṭ). See Frock coat meaning in Marathi.
- What part of speech is frock coat?
- Frock coat is a noun.
- What is the plural of frock coat?
- The plural of frock coat is frock coats.
Words near frock coat in the dictionary
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