toga praetexta

/ (priːˈtɛkstə) /

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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

Words nearby toga praetexta

toffish, toft, tofu, tog, toga, toga praetexta, togate, togated, toga virilis, together, togetherness

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How to use toga praetexta in a sentence

When I arrived at college back in 1991, I might as well have been wearing a toga.
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Props to White for her willingness to wear an animal-skin mini-toga in front of millions!
Betty White’s 15 Funniest Moments|The Daily Beast Video|January 17, 2010|DAILY BEAST
He is here shown seated on a curule chair, wearing a Roman toga, and holding a half open scroll in his hand.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
The groom wore of course the toga and had a similar wreath of flowers on his head.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston

These wore it at first over the toga as a protection against dust and sudden showers.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
Pliny makes it one of the attractions of his villa that no guest need wear the toga there.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston
In such a toga all persons running for office arrayed themselves, and from it they were called candidt.
The Private Life of the Romans|Harold Whetstone Johnston