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TOGA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does toga mean?
• TOGA (noun)
The noun TOGA has 1 sense:
1. a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome
Familiarity information: TOGA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("toga" is a kind of...):
cloak (a loose outer garment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "toga"):
toga virilis ((ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship)
Context examples
The minute he was put into bed on one side, he rolled out on the other, and made for the door, only to be ignominiously caught up by the tail of his little toga and put back again, which lively performance was kept up till the young man's strength gave out, when he devoted himself to roaring at the top of his voice.
(Little Women, by Louisa May Alcott)
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