rok

Definitions of rok
  1. noun
    a garment hanging from the waist; worn mainly by girls and women
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    balletrokje, tutu
    very short skirt worn by ballerinas
    broekrok
    a divided skirt
    kokerrok
    a long skirt very narrow below the knees, worn between 1910 and 1914
    crinoline, hoepelrok
    a skirt stiffened with hoops
    kilt
    a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
    sarong
    a loose skirt consisting of brightly colored fabric wrapped around the body; worn by both women and men in the South Pacific
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    kledingstuk
    an article of clothing
  2. noun
    cloth covering that forms the part of a garment below the waist
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    pand
    a covering made of cloth
  3. noun
    a man's full-dress jacket with two long tapering tails at the back
    synonyms: billentikker, frak, jacquet, koningspage, pandjesjas, rokjas, slipjas, zwaluwstaart
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    jack, jas, jasje, jekker, jopper
    a short coat
  4. noun
    an enveloping or covering membrane or layer of body tissue
    synonyms: gymnastiekpakje, gympakje, tunica, uniformjas
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    oogrok
    the whitish fibrous membrane (albuginea) that with the cornea forms the outer covering and protection of the eyeball
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    membraan, vlies
    a pliable sheet of tissue that covers or lines or connects the organs or cells of animals or plants
  5. noun
    a protective covering that protects the outside of a building
    synonyms: beschoeiing, blindering, schoeiing, vezelvlies, vlieseline, wandbekleding
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    dijkbeslag, draagmuur, steunmuur
    a facing (usually masonry) that supports an embankment
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    beschermlaag
    a covering that is intend to protect from damage or injury
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