frock

IPA(Pronunciation)

/fɹɒk/

Verb

transitive US

(transitive) To clothe (somebody) in a frock. / (transitive) To make (somebody) a cleric. / (US military, transitive) To grant to an officer the title and uniform of a rank he will soon be promoted to.

Japanese Meaning

（frockという衣服を用いて）服を着せる / 聖職者に任命する / （米軍用語で）近い将来の昇進を見越して、該当する階級の称号と制服を与える

What is this buttons?

Before the ceremony, the seamstress will frock the child in a handmade gingham dress.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

式の前に、仕立て屋は子供に手作りのギンガムのワンピースを着せるでしょう。

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Sense（1）

(transitive) To clothe (somebody) in a frock.

[…] Mrs. Parmly-Coles, in thus frocking her daughter, was no jealous cat but a pearl among mothers.

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Sense（2）

(transitive) To make (somebody) a cleric.

Sense（3）

MajGen Richard G. Schulze […] was selected for two-star rank by members of the January selection board. He was frocked on 27 Jan and assigned new duties as CG, MCRD, San Diego.

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frocks

（ present singular third-person ）

frocking

（ participle present ）

frocked

（ participle past ）

frocked

（ past ）

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