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Recent Examples of frock coat
Most striking among them is the eldest son, dressed in a long velvet frock coat and a battered pair of brothel creepers.
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Holly Messinger, the textiles conservator at The Arabia Steamboat Museum, carefully laid out the pieces of a frock coat, an 1850’s relic recovered from the bottom of the Missouri River.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
At Vuitton, there were frock coats paired with sneakers: part 19th century, part 1967, and somehow utterly forward-looking.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
The father, in a black frock coat, cracked his whip at a mangy and irritated lion who eventually agreed to jump through a hoop.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2025
Holly Messinger, the textiles conservator at The Arabia Steamboat Museum, carefully laid out the pieces of a frock coat, an 1850’s relic recovered from the bottom of the Missouri River.
—Tammy Ljungblad, Kansas City Star, 22 Apr. 2025
At Vuitton, there were frock coats paired with sneakers: part 19th century, part 1967, and somehow utterly forward-looking.
—Nathan Heller, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
The father, in a black frock coat, cracked his whip at a mangy and irritated lion who eventually agreed to jump through a hoop.
—Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for frock coat
Noun
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At the wedding, Eugenie—who is expecting her third child this summer—wore a navy Gabriela Hearst dress, an overcoat, and a hat by Sarah Cant.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
9 June 2026
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The look featured a black and gold corset and red velvet overcoat, a top hat and tall boots.—
Hedy Phillips,
PEOPLE,
8 June 2026
Noun
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The shine will out-beat any topcoat, while short nails will always be chic (and practical).—
Amanda Le,
InStyle,
3 June 2026
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After painting a nude base using OPI’s Put It in Airplane Mode, Ganzorigt added a classic French tip in Funny Bunny before applying a topcoat and adding her go-to OPI x Zola Tin Man Can Glaze chrome effect.—
Charley Ross,
Glamour,
28 May 2026
Noun
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But unlike brookies, mackinaws reach massive sizes.—
Jordan Rodriguez,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2024
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Detectives from the Twin Cities and the famed Pinkerton agency in Chicago found a button from a woodsman's mackinaw jacket in Aagot's cabin.—
Curt Brown Special to the Star Tribune,
Star Tribune,
12 Dec. 2020
Noun
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Bovino also raised eyebrows during his time in Minneapolis for marching the streets alongside ICE officers, unmasked and occasionally wearing an army-green greatcoat that drew comparisons to the uniforms of Nazi officers during World War II.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
27 Jan. 2026
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Inspired by the imposing outerwear worn by field commanders in the Napoleonic era, Cad & The Dandy’s aptly named greatcoat features a double-breasted front, sweeping lapels, a rear vent and a collar that properly turns up against the neck.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
24 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Speaking of politics, singer and forty-ish America’s Got Talent standout from good ol’ Indiana, Adam Lambert, far right below, has been rocking a full-on Byzantine Empire surcoat/suit outfit for some time now.—
Guy Martin,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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At the beginning of the service, King Charles wore a crimson surcoat that was worn by King George VI at his coronation in 1937.—
Isiah Magsino,
Town & Country,
7 May 2023
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“Frock coat.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/frock%20coat. Accessed 20 Jun. 2026.
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