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toga

[ toh-guh ]

noun

, plural to·gas, to·gae [toh, -jee, -gee].
  1. (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
  2. a robe of office, a professorial gown, or some other distinctive garment.


toga

/ ˈtəʊɡə; ˈtəʊɡəd /

noun

  1. a garment worn by citizens of ancient Rome, consisting of a piece of cloth draped around the body
  2. the official vestment of certain offices
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


toga

  1. An outer garment for men in ancient Rome , worn as a sign of citizenship. The toga was a nearly semicircular piece of wool, worn draped about the shoulders and body.


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Derived Forms

  • togaed, adjective
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Other Words From

  • to·gaed [toh, -g, uh, d], adjective
  • un·togaed adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toga1

1590–1600; < Latin; akin to tegmen
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Word History and Origins

Origin of toga1

C16: from Latin, related to tegere to cover
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Example Sentences

When I arrived at college back in 1991, I might as well have been wearing a toga.

Props to White for her willingness to wear an animal-skin mini-toga in front of millions!

He is here shown seated on a curule chair, wearing a Roman toga, and holding a half open scroll in his hand.

The groom wore of course the toga and had a similar wreath of flowers on his head.

These wore it at first over the toga as a protection against dust and sudden showers.

Pliny makes it one of the attractions of his villa that no guest need wear the toga there.

In such a toga all persons running for office arrayed themselves, and from it they were called candidt.

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