froggedadj.
/frɒɡd/, U.S. /frɔɡd/, /frɑɡd/ Of a coat, cloak, etc.: fitted or ornamented with frogs (frog n.3 1).The sense of quot. 1663 is uncertain.
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well-laced?1590
frogged1774
tight-laced1861
front-fastening1871
fly-fronted1901
zip-up1927
1663 in G. S. Thomson Life in Noble Househ. (1937) xvii. 338 (modernized text) For a girdle and frogged. 8[s] 0[d].]
1774 W. Cole in J. Granger Lett. (1805) 370 Coat with frogs, and slashed sleeves frogged also.
1796 J. Anstey Pleader's Guide ii. 64 Which coat, so trimm'd, so frog'd, said G ull Did spoil.
1812 H. Smith & J. Smith Rejected Addr. (1873) ii. 13 (note) Young Betty..clad in a furred and frogged surtout.
1861 W. M. Thackeray Four Georges iv. 174 A frogged frock-coat with a fur collar.
1940 P. Sturges Lady Eve in Five Screenplays (1986) 489 (stage direct.) He is being fitted into a very stylish French chauffeur's uniform with a frogged tunic.
1965 T. Holme Carlyles at Home vii. 111 The well-cut dress had a tightly fitting bodice, frogged across the chest; with bishops sleeves.
1990 S. Turow Burden of Proof ii. xxii. 242 In that uptight atmosphere, with the waiters in frogged coats.., Helen grasped his hand.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.1774