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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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d8Toga \[d8]To"ga\, n.; pl. E. {Togas}, L. {Tog[91]}. [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 pr[91]texta. {[d8]Toga pr[91]texta}. [L.], a toga with a broad purple border, worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by persons engaged in sacred rites. {[d8]Toga virilis} [L.], the manly gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing their fourteenth year. | |
