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Toga
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To′ga
,Noun.
pl. E.
Togas
(#)
, L. Togae
(#)
. [L., akin to
tegere
to cover. See Thatch
.] (Rom. Antiq.)
The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans, consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape approaching a semicircle. It was of undyed wool, except the border of the toga praetexta.
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Toga praetexta
. [L.]
, a toga with a broad purple border, worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by persons engaged in sacred rites.
– ‖Toga virilis
[L.]
, the manly gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing their fourteenth year.