prep. From. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. [ OE. fra, fro, adv. & prep., Icel. frā, akin to Dan. fra from, E. from. See From. ] From; away; back or backward; -- now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. 1. To clothe in a frock. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To make a monk of. Cf. Unfrock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ F. froc a monk's cowl, coat, garment, LL. frocus, froccus, flocus, floccus, fr. L. floccus a flock of wool; hence orig., a flocky cloth or garment; cf. L. flaccus flabby, E. flaccid. ] 1. A loose outer garment; especially, a gown forming a part of European modern costume for women and children; also, a coarse shirtlike garment worn by some workmen over their other clothes; a smock frock; as, a marketman's frock. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A coarse gown worn by monks or friars, and supposed to take the place of all, or nearly all, other garments. It has a hood which can be drawn over the head at pleasure, and is girded by a cord. [ 1913 Webster ]

Frock coat, a body coat for men, usually double-breasted, the skirts not being in one piece with the body, but sewed on so as to be somewhat full. --
Smock frock. See in the Vocabulary. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Clothed in a frock. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Destitute of a frock. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Frow. ] A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow. [ Obs. ] “Raging frantic froes.” Draylon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Frow the tool ] An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. [ U. S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Pertaining to, or derived from, Friedrich Froebel, or the kindergarten system of education, which he organized. -- n. One who teaches by, or advocates the use of, the kindergarten system. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ AS. froggu, frocga a frog (in sensel); akin to D. vorsch, OHG. frosk, G. frosch, Icel. froskr, fraukr, Sw. & Dan. frö. ] 1. (Zool.) An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime. [ 1913 Webster ]

☞ The edible frog of Europe (Rana esculenta) is extensively used as food; the American bullfrog (R. Catesbiana) is remarkable for its great size and loud voice. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. [ Perh. akin to E. fork, cf. frush frog of a horse. ] (Anat.) The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Railroads) A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. [ Cf. fraco of wool or silk, L. floccus, E. frock. ] An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cross frog (Railroads), a frog adapted for tracks that cross at right angles. --
Frog cheese, a popular name for a large puffball. --
Frog eater, one who eats frogs; -- a term of contempt applied to a Frenchman by the vulgar class of English. --
Frog fly. (Zool.) See Frog hopper. --
Frog hopper (Zool.), a small, leaping, hemipterous insect living on plants. The larvæ are inclosed in a frothy liquid called cuckoo spit or frog spit. --
Frog lily (Bot.), the yellow water lily (Nuphar). --
Frog spit (Zool.), the frothy exudation of the frog hopper; -- called also frog spittle. See Cuckoo spit, under Cuckoo. [ 1913 Webster ]