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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome

Merriam Webster's

noun Etymology: Latin; akin to Latin tegere to cover — more at thatch Date: 1600 the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome; also a similar loose wrap or a professional, official, or academic gown • togaed adjective

Oxford Reference Dictionary

n. hist. an ancient Roman citizen's loose flowing outer garment. Derivatives: togaed adj. (also toga'd). Etymology: L, rel. to tegere cover

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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 of undyed wool, except the border of the toga pr[ae]texta. Toga pr[ae]texta. [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 [L.], the manly gown; the common toga. This was assumed by Roman boys about the time of completing their fourteenth year.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(togas) A toga is a piece of clothing which was worn by the ancient Romans. N-COUNT