pretexta
[ pree-tek-stuh ]
/ priˈtɛk stə /
noun, plural pre·tex·tae [pree-tek-stee] /priˈtɛk sti/.
Nearby words
- pretermit,
- preternatural,
- preterperfect,
- pretest,
- pretext,
- pretexting,
- pretibial fever,
- pretibial myxedema,
- preticketed,
- pretonic
praetexta
or pre·tex·ta
[ pree-tek-stuh ]
/ priˈtɛk stə /
noun, plural prae·tex·tae [pree-tek-stee] /priˈtɛk sti/.
(in ancient Rome) a white toga with a broad purple border, worn by priests and magistrates as an official costume, and by certain other Romans as ceremonial dress.
a similar garment worn by a boy until he assumed the toga virilis, or by a girl until she married.
Origin of praetexta
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