TOGA


Meaning of TOGA in English

ˈtōgə noun

( -s )

Etymology: Latin; akin to Latin tegere to cover — more at thatch

1.

a. : the outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome consisting of a semicircular or long elliptical usually undyed woolen cloth sometimes ornamented along the borders and so draped as to cover the left arm and leave the right arm free

b. : a similar loose wrap

the colorful toga of an African chieftain

c. : a professional, official, or academic gown

don the toga of a judge

2. : office ; especially : senatorship

will seek a toga next November — Newsweek

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