TOGAS

Noun

togas

plural of toga

Anagrams

• GOATs, goats, stoga

Source: Wiktionary


TOGA

To"ga, n.; pl. E. Togas, L. Togæ. Etym: [L., akin to tegere to cover. See Thatch.] (Rom. Antiq.)

Definition: 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. Etym: [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 Etym: [L.], the manly gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing their fourteenth year.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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