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Definition of Toga

Toga
Toga To"ga, n.; pl. E. Togas, L. Tog[ae]. [L., akin to tegere to cover. See Thatch.] (Rom. Antiq.) The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans, consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape approaching a semicircle. It was of undyed wool, except the border of the toga pr[ae]texta. Toga pr[ae]texta. [L.], a toga with a broad purple border, worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by persons engaged in sacred rites. Toga virilis [L.], the manly gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing their fourteenth year.

Meaning of Toga from wikipedia

- The toga (/ˈtoʊɡə/, classical Latin: [ˈt̪ɔ.ɡa]), a distinctive garment of Ancient Rome, was a roughly semicircular cloth, between 12 and 20 feet (3.7 and...
- Look up Toga, toga, tóga, Tóga, or tɔgã in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A toga is a garment worn in ancient Rome. Toga may also refer to: Toga District...
- Toga is a surname. Notable people with this name include: Apisai Toga (1942 or 1945–1973), Fijian rugby union and rugby league player Arthur W. Toga, American...
- Toga (利賀村, Toga-mura) was a village located in Higa****onami District, Toyama Prefecture, ****an. Historically, along with neighbouring Taira, Kami-Taira...
- 20, 2008. Darling, Lynn; Joe Calderone (September 26, 1978). "TOGA! TOGA! TOGA!: The Toga Party, Popping Up on Campuses Across the Country". The Washington...
- A toga party is a Greco-Roman-themed costume party where attendees wear a garment inspired by ancient Roman clothing (normally made from a bed sheet) with...
- The toga play was a theatrical genre po****r at the end of the nineteenth century and the start of the twentieth century. It combined plots from po****r...
- stolae) was the traditional garment of Roman women, corresponding to the toga that was worn by men. It was also called vestis longa in Latin literary sources...
- and girls. On formal occasions, adult male citizens could wear a woolen toga, draped over their tunic, and married citizen women wore a woolen mantle...
- An ʻie tōga is a special finely woven mat that is an important item of cultural value in Samoa. They are commonly referred to in English as "fine mats"...