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 ]
prep. From. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 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. ]
Frock coat,
Smock frock.
v. t.
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
v. t. To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See Frog, n., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]