Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A loose one-piece outer garment worn in public by male citizens in ancient Rome.
- noun A robe of office; a professional or ceremonial gown.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The principal outer garment worn by the ancient Romans.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (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 prætexta.
- noun a toga with a broad purple border, worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by persons engaged in sacred rites.
- noun the manly gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing their fourteenth year.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Loose outer
garment worn by the citizens of Rome. - noun Loose wrap
gown .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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This act was symbolised by the Romans in the beautiful ceremony of putting on the toga of manhood (_toga virilis_), when the lad was led by his father to the Capitoline temple to make sacrifices to
The Religion of Numa And Other Essays on the Religion of Ancient Rome Jesse Benedict Carter 1894
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My final candidate for the toga is the inestimable Kate Hoey.
Archive 2007-09-23 2007
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My final candidate for the toga is the inestimable Kate Hoey.
Taking the Toga 2007
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Branson, who skydived into the press launch wearing nothing but a red Virgin toga, said of the launch, Virgin has a history of being the first to launch new holiday destinations.
Virgin Announces New Holiday Destination Dungeekin 2009
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Branson, who skydived into the press launch wearing nothing but a red Virgin toga, said of the launch, Virgin has a history of being the first to launch new holiday destinations.
Archive 2009-01-01 Dungeekin 2009
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SCENE: Roman citizen (Dave winer) in toga in a hotel room sitting.
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The only costume that comes easily to mind for chubbies and chubbettes is a toga, but fat guys in toga look like fat guys in a sheet.
BOO!! Dave Hingsburger 2006
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I adored them, both the history and Lizzie's take on them: "[The toga] went on to become a favorite costume of college fraternity parties, for reasons this author cannot fathom, as the toga is neither flattering nor comfortable, especially when worn with control top underwear."
Archive 2006-11-01 2006
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I adored them, both the history and Lizzie's take on them: "[The toga] went on to become a favorite costume of college fraternity parties, for reasons this author cannot fathom, as the toga is neither flattering nor comfortable, especially when worn with control top underwear."
Queen of Babble 2006
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The only costume that comes easily to mind for chubbies and chubbettes is a toga, but fat guys in toga look like fat guys in a sheet.
Archive 2006-10-01 Dave Hingsburger 2006
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