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Toga![]() ![]() Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 Toga \To"ga\, n.; 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. [1913 Webster] 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. [1913 Webster] Source: WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
toga
n 1: a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome
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