toga

toga
toga (n.) c.1600, from L. toga "cloak or mantle," related to tegere "to cover" (see STEGOSAURUS (Cf. 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.
Breeches, like the word for them (L. bracae) were alien to the Romans, the dress of Persians, Germans and Gauls, so that bracatus "wearing breeches" was a term in Roman geography meaning "north of the Alps." College fraternity toga party popularized by movie "Animal House" (1978), but this is set in 1962.

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  • togă — TÓGĂ, togi, s.f. Mantie largă şi lungă, fără mâneci, pe care o purtau romanii peste tunică, înfăşurată pe corp, pornind de la umărul stâng şi lăsând descoperit braţul şi umărul drept. – Din lat. toga. Trimis de RACAI, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DEX 98 … …   Dicționar Român

  • Toga — To ga, n.; pl. E. {Togas}, L. {Tog[ae]}. [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 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Toga — (lat.), das über der Tunika (s. d.) getragene Nationalkleid der Römer im Frieden, wodurch sie als Togati sich von Nichtrömern und Soldaten unterschieden, bestand aus einem 5 m langen und 3 m breiten wollenen Stück Zeug, von dessen beiden ovalen… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • toga — |ó| s. f. 1.  [Antigo] Espécie de capa usada na antiguidade romana, que deixava geralmente coberto o braço esquerdo. 2. Traje preto e comprido, usado por advogados e solicitadores em tribunal e por professores catedráticos e doutorados em… …   Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa

  • toga — {{/stl 13}}{{stl 8}}rz. ż Ib, CMc. todze; lm D. tóg {{/stl 8}}{{stl 20}} {{/stl 20}}{{stl 12}}1. {{/stl 12}}{{stl 7}} długie, luźne, wierzchnie okrycie będące urzędowym strojem prawników podczas rozpraw sądowych, a także uroczystym ubiorem… …   Langenscheidt Polski wyjaśnień

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  • toga — (Del lat. toga). 1. f. Traje principal exterior y de ceremonia, que usan los magistrados, letrados, catedráticos, etc., encima del ordinario. 2. Prenda principal exterior del traje nacional romano, que se ponía sobre la túnica. toga palmada. f.… …   Diccionario de la lengua española

  • Toga — Toga, das weiße und ursprünglich wollene Obergewand der röm. Bürger im Frieden, wonach sie togāti oder gens togata hießen; sie wurde in künstlichen Falten von vorn über die linke Schulter geworfen, reichte rückwärts beinahe bis zum Boden. Bei den …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

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