"frock-coat" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: frock-coats [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} frock-coat (plural frock-coats)
  1. Alternative form of frock coat. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: frock coat
    Sense id: en-frock-coat-en-noun-z861b5yh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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