hangerock

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noun

A dress or apron, often wider at the bottom than at the top, held up by straps passing from the back to the front over the shoulders, common in the Viking era and at other times and typically worn over another, longer dress.

OriginGerman Hängerock →
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Meanings

nounhangerock (plural hangerocks)

plural hangerocks

  1. A dress or apron, often wider at the bottom than at the top, held up by straps passing from the back to the front over the shoulders, common in the Viking era and at other times and typically worn over another, longer dress.

Origin

  1. GermanHängerock
  2. Englishhangerock

Apparently from German Hängerock.

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APA

hangerock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangerock

MLA

“hangerock.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangerock. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hangerock,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hangerock.

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