toga Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome

WordNet


To"ga noun
Etymology
L., akin to tegere to cover. See Thatch.
Wordforms
plural E Togas L Togæ
Definitions
  1. (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 prætexta.

Webster 1913