toga praetexta
/ (priːˈtɛkstə) /
noun
(in ancient Rome) a toga with a broad purple border worn by certain magistrates and priests and by boys until they assumed the toga virilis
Origin of toga praetexta
1Latin, literally: bordered toga
Words Nearby toga praetexta
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How to use toga praetexta in a sentence
They also wore the toga praetexta, which, though associated by us with secular magistrates, had undoubtedly a religious origin.
The Religious Experience of the Roman People | W. Warde Fowler
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