tog

[tog]

noun

1. a coat.

2. Usually togs. clothes.

verb (used with object)

togged, togging 

1. to dress (often followed by out orup ).

tog

¹

/ tɒɡ /

noun

1. 1. a unit of thermal resistance used to measure the power of insulation of a fabric, garment, quilt, etc. The tog-value of an article is equal to ten times the temperature difference between its two faces, in degrees Celsius, when the flow of heat across it is equal to one watt per m²

   2. ( as modifier )

      tog-rating

tog

²

/ tɒɡ /

verb

1. to dress oneself, esp in smart clothes

noun

1. See togs

Word History and Origins

Origin of tog¹

1775–85; apparently short for earlier cant togeman ( s ), togman cloak, coat, equivalent to toge ( late Middle English < Latin toga toga ) + -man ( s ) obsolete cant suffix < ?

Word History and Origins

Origin of tog¹

C20: arbitrary coinage from _tog ¹ (noun)

Origin of tog²

C18: probably short for obsolete cant togemans coat, from Latin toga _toga + -mans, of uncertain origin

Example Sentences

London and Kelly have been briefed in advance — there are dossiers — so that when the subject arrives at the “Wardrobe Warehouse,” a room filled with promising togs and accessories awaits them.

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Vander Ark, wearing orange jail togs, declined to speak when given the chance and instead shook her head to indicate “no.”

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There’s a charming moment in which, showing up in his spanking-new astronaut togs to impress his wife, he ends up washing dishes in her restaurant.

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Among the more recent objects are 1980s hanbok-style togs for children — made in bright hues, because such colors are supposed to protect kids from evil — and hanbok-inspired contemporary school uniforms.

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Dress in your best green togs and find inspiration in peas, avocados, spinach, and seaweed.

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