This section is from the "A Complete Dictionary of Dry Goods" book, by George S. Cole. Also available from Amazon: A complete dictionary of dry goods and history of silk, cotton, linen, wool and other fibrous substances,: Including a full explanation of the modern processes ... together with various useful tables.
Frock-Coat. A body-coat for men, usually double-breasted and with a full skirt; opposed to sack-coat, which has no skirt, and to cutaway, with a short and tapering skirt. [See Prince Albert, Cutaway Coat]
 
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