toga praetexta
/ (priːˈtɛkstə) /
noun
(in ancient Rome) a toga with a broad purple border worn by certain magistrates and priests and by boys until they assumed the toga virilis
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Word Origin for toga praetexta
Latin, literally: bordered toga
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Tofranil, toft, tofu, tog, toga, toga praetexta, togate, togated, Togaviridae, toga virilis, togavirus
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