Word: frocked
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...potential rogue, a white-haired gentleman of 6. ft. 7 in., dressed in a clerical collar, a black-&-white ascot tie and a frock coat of curious cut, looked modestly down his long nose and held his gleaming silk hat on his knee...
...Arthur Barlow, an ironmonger's clerk from Derby. Because he has raised thousands of pounds for the Derby hospital by organizing charity concerts, Mr. & Mrs. Barlow were invited by George V. Mrs. Barlow gave up her summer vacation so that Arthur Barlow might attend properly accoutered in topper, frock coat and high button shoes. "I wish my wife could have gone too," said he last week, "she would have enjoyed it so much. I saw tears in her eyes as my train left Derby...
...Henderson, as I understand it, Conversations are when you wear a blue suit and I a grey one, but a Conference is when we both wear frock coats...
...German delegation called after dinner at the U. S. Embassy. Shortly after their arrival stenographers were hastily summoned. No one wore a frock coat: it was apparently just a Conversation...
...evening three Lutheran pastors in white ties and black frock coats arrived. They were taken to the cell of Germany's most dangerous criminal, mild-mannered, flutter-fingered Peter Kuerten, "the Diisseldorf Fiend" (TIME...