Toga
Toga , noun
[Latin, akin to tegere to cover. See Thatch.]
(Rom. Antiquities) 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 praetexta.
Collocations (2)
Toga praetexta , 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.