frock
n.n. a long dress with a skirt that reaches the floor. It is often worn for special events like weddings or formal parties.
n. a long dress with a skirt that reaches the floor. Often used in British English to describe formal women's attire.
She wore a beautiful white frock to the wedding.
The bride chose a silk frock with intricate lace patterns for her ceremony.
The fashion designer's latest collection features several vintage-inspired frocks that blend traditional tailoring with modern, minimalist silhouettes.
From Middle English frok, frokke, from Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), perhaps via Medieval Latin hrocus, roccus, rocus (“a coat”), from Frankish hrokk (“skirt, dress, robe”), from Proto-Germanic hrukkaz (“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”), from Proto-Indo-European *kreḱ- (“to weave”). Cognate with Old High German hroch, roch (“skirt, dress, cowl”) – whence German Rock (“skirt, coat”) –, Saterland Frisian Rok (“skirt”), Dutch rok (“skirt, petticoat”), Old English rocc (“an overgarment, tunic, rochet”), Old Norse rokkr (“skirt, jacket”), whence Danish rok (“garment”).
From Middle English frock, froke, from Old Norse frauki (“frog”), related to Old English frocga (“frog”). More at frog.