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to⋅ga

  [toh-guh]
–noun, plural -gas, -gae  [-jee, -gee] .
1. (in ancient Rome) the loose outer garment worn by citizens in public.
2. a robe of office, a professorial gown, or some other distinctive garment.
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Origin:
1590–1600; < L; akin to tegmen

Related forms:
to⋅gaed  [toh-guhd] , adjective
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to·ga   (tō'gə)   
n.  

  1. A loose one-piece outer garment worn in public by male citizens in ancient Rome.

  2. A robe of office; a professional or ceremonial gown.


[Latin; see (s)teg- in Indo-European roots.]
to'gaed (tō'gəd) adj.
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Cultural Dictionary

toga

An outer garment for men in ancient Rome, worn as a sign of citizenship. The toga was a nearly semicircular piece of wool, worn draped about the shoulders and body.

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Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

toga 
1600, from L. toga "cloak or mantle," related to tegere "to cover" (see stegosaurus). The outer garment of a Roman citizen in time of peace; toga prætexta had a broad purple border and was worn by children, magistrates, persons engaged in sacred rites, and later also emperors; toga virilis, the "toga of manhood," was assumed by boys at puberty. College fraternity toga party popularized by movie "Animal House" (1978), but this is set in 1962.
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