TOGA

‖To″ga (?), n.; pl. E. Togas (#), L. Togæ (#). [[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 prætexta. ‖Toga prætexta. [], a toga with a broad purple border, worn by children of both sexes, by magistrates, and by persons engaged in sacred rites. — ‖Toga virilis [], the manly gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing their fourteenth year.