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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FROCK COAT

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Frock coat is a noun.
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WHAT DOES FROCK COAT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

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Frock coat

A frock coat is a man's coat characterised by a knee-length skirt all around the base, popular during the Victorian and Edwardian periods. The double-breasted style is sometimes called a Prince Albert. The frock coat is a fitted, long-sleeved coat with a centre vent at the back, and some features unusual in post-Victorian dress. These include the reverse collar and lapels, where the outer edge of the lapel is cut from a separate piece of cloth from the main body, and also a high degree of waist suppression, where the coat's diameter round the waist is much less than round the chest. This is achieved by a high horizontal waist seam with side bodies, which are extra panels of fabric above the waist used to pull in the naturally cylindrical drape. The frock coat was widely worn in much the same situations as modern lounge suits and formalwear, with different variations. One example is that a frock coat for formalwear was always double-breasted with peaked lapels; as informal wear, the single-breasted frock coat often sported the step, or notched, lapel, and was more common in the early nineteenth century than the formal model.

Definition of frock coat in the English dictionary

The definition of frock coat in the dictionary is a man's single- or double-breasted skirted coat, as worn in the 19th century.

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WORDS THAT END LIKE FROCK COAT

base coat
box coat
car coat
coat
dress coat
duffel coat
duffle coat
dust coat
duster coat
fur coat
lab coat
mink coat
morning coat
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trail one´s coat
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Synonyms and antonyms of frock coat in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «frock coat» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FROCK COAT

Find out the translation of frock coat to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of frock coat from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «frock coat» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

工装外套
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

levita
570 millions of speakers

English

frock coat
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फ्रॉक कोट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

معطف فستان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сюртук
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

sobrecasaca
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ফ্রক কোট
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

redingote
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Kot jaket
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Gehrock
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フロックコート
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

프록 코트
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mantel mantel
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

áo choàng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

உறைந்த கோட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फ्रॉक डगला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

frak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

redingote
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

surdut
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сюртук
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

rochie strat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ρεδιγκότα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

manel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bonjour
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

frakk
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of frock coat

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FROCK COAT»

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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FROCK COAT» OVER TIME

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FROCK COAT»

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Edouard Manet: Rebel in a Frock Coat
"Richly detailed and informative, (this biography) exposes the character of an artist who maintained a sharply defined duality between his public and private personas" ("Philadelphia Inquirer" and "grants us a far deeper understanding of ...
Beth Archer Brombert, 1997
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The British Army of the Crimea
The general seated in the centre wears his double-breasted blue frock-coat according to regulations, buttons spaced in threes for a major-general, and gold cord shoulder-straps. Note the small single button on the sleeve above the back of the ...
J. B. R. Nicholson, 1974
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The Confederate Army 1861-65 (6): Missouri, Kentucky and ...
The enlisted man of the Lexington Rifles (D2) wears full dress of an 1851 pattern bottle-green cap with yellow band, "eagle" plate and militia-pattern letters "LR," surmounted by a dark green pompon. His bottle-green frock coat has yellow braid ...
Ron Field, 2008
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The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World ...
A Romantic version of the frock coat became fashionable for daytime and casual dressing. The frock coat had not been popular in the Empire period, but this less structured coat, with its full- skirted bottom reaching to the knee or just below ...
Jill Condra, 2008
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Cutting for All!: The Sartorial Arts, Related Crafts, and ...
4: Frock Coat— October 1834 No. 5: A Hunting Coat— November 1834 No. 6: Single-Breasted Great Coat — December 1834 No. 7: Evening Dress Coat — January 1835 No. 8: Waistcoat— March 1835 No. 9: Dress Coat— April 1835 No.
Kevin L. Seligman, 1996
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The Dictionary of Fashion History
Period: From ca. 1720. See Frock coat. (F) Period: 16th and 17th centuries. The term was occasionally used for an informal gown, but more usually it denoted children's dresses, including those worn by small boys before they were breeched.
Valerie Cumming, C. W. Cunnington, P. E. Cunnington, 2010
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Coats: Anorak, Mantle, Mackintosh, Frock Coat, Tailcoat, ...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online.
Books LLC, 2010
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Warman's Civil War Collectibles Identification and Price Guide
South Carolina militia frock coat with Confederate history. Triple-breasted olive drab green wool frock. Contained on collar are four Civil War era South Carolina buttons. These cuff-sized buttons are back marked “SCOVILL MFG CO, ...
Russell E. Lewis, 2010
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Fashioning the Bourgeoisie: A History of Clothing in the ...
89 But we should note that a first visit or one to a person of a certain rank precluded informal dress: "To call on a superior ... in a frock coat or a paletot would be grossly impolite."'1" Even during the day, the black suit had to be worn on these ...
Philippe Perrot, 1994
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Garment cutting in the twentieth century
The frock coat hack ltaslost 7'} in length, hence the frock coat hack on Din. III is 14 }, while the sack coat hack is only 13%, for the reason that it is hroader at the junction with \line H over t-hc front. \Vhen hoth hacks are thrown down and into a  ...
Gunther F. Hertzer

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FROCK COAT»

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Trafalgar's strange new landmark
15, 2009, he overcame his fear of heights to take his turn on the plinth: While dressed in a Victoria frock coat, he sang and danced to songs by ... «Macleans.ca, Jul 15»
2
Princess Charlotte's Fashionable Guests: Style Details For Princess …
Queen Elizabeth II wore a pale pink frock coat with a floral dress underneath, along with a matching hat. The queen also carried a leather black ... «International Business Times, Jul 15»
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Brachmann Men's RTW Spring 2016
Her signature frock coat was a prime example, turned into a long shirt jacket in summer light cotton batiste, tinted in minty green and paired with ... «WWD, Jul 15»
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Been and Gone: The voice of the moon landings and the father of …
Immaculately dressed in frock coat and top hat, and carrying a cane, he became a familiar sight as the corteges passed through the streets of ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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Royal Christening Style Roundup: All the Details What Kate …
Queen Elizabeth stepped out in another eye-catching ensemble, wearing a pale pink frock coat with a floral dress underneath. Her hat matched ... «E! Online, Jul 15»
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Atelier Versace Couture Fall 2015
For example, one yellow embroidered net gown featured racy appliqués on one side and a half of a frilled frock coat on the other. More often ... «WWD, Jul 15»
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Rizal, the Noli-Fili, and the Torre de Manila
Rizal, in the frock coat of the Filipino intelligentsia in the dawn of the 19th century, holds a book, Noli (Part I) and the Fili (Part II), where he ... «BusinessWorld Online Edition, Jul 15»
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A look at the portrayers of the Revolution's heroes
He wore summer business attire: linen frock coat and cream-colored cravat. Tricorn hat. Bifocals, of course. Robling is Ben Franklin. His office a ... «Philly.com, Jul 15»
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“We Need a New Skin Color”: The Racial Imagination of Dada
Soon enough, Grosz was performing in Berlin “in blackface, wearing a frock coat and a straw hat and dancing a jig.” Meanwhile, in New York, ... «Hyperallergic, Jul 15»
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Why rock the boat? Seafarer look is timeless and classic this time of …
“It spreads across such classic pieces, whether they be wide-leg sailor trousers, the striped top or naval-style tailoring such as the frock coat.”. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»

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