different between freck vs frock

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f??k/

Etymology 1

Compare freak (transitive verb), freckle.

Verb

freck (third-person singular simple present frecks, present participle frecking, simple past and past participle frecked)

1. (transitive, rare, poetic) To checker; to diversify.
   • 1870, James Russell Lowell, The Cathedral

     the painted windows, frecking gloom with glow

Etymology 2

Alternative forms

• frack

Adjective

freck (comparative more freck, superlative most freck)

1. (Scotland) prompt; eager

Anagrams

• KFCer

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /f??k/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /f??k/
• Rhymes: -?k

Etymology 1

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 *hroc, *hrok (“skirt, dress, robe”), from Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, jacket, skirt, tunic”), from Proto-Indo-European *kre?- (“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”).

Noun

frock (plural frocks)

1. A dress, a piece of clothing for a female, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
2. An outer garment worn by priests and other clericals; a habit.
3. A sailor's jersey.
4. An undress regimental coat.

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

frock (third-person singular simple present frocks, present participle frocking, simple past and past participle frocked)

1. To clothe in a frock.
2. To make a cleric.

Derived terms

• defrock
• disfrock
• unfrock

Translations

Etymology 2

From Middle English froke, variation of frogge (“frog”), from Old English frocga (“frog”). More at frog.

Noun

frock (plural frocks)

1. (dialectal) A frog.