Difference between revisions of "Toga"
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== The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80795" /> == | == The Nuttall Encyclopedia <ref name="term_80795" /> == | ||
<p> An outer garment, usually of white wool like a large blanket, folded about the person in a variety of ways, but generally with the right arm free, thrown over the left shoulder, and hanging down the back; it was at once the badge of manhood and | <p> An outer garment, usually of white wool like a large blanket, folded about the person in a variety of ways, but generally with the right arm free, thrown over the left shoulder, and hanging down the back; it was at once the badge of manhood and Roman citizenship. </p> | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:06, 15 October 2021
Webster's Dictionary [1]
(n.) 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 praetexta.
The Nuttall Encyclopedia [2]
An outer garment, usually of white wool like a large blanket, folded about the person in a variety of ways, but generally with the right arm free, thrown over the left shoulder, and hanging down the back; it was at once the badge of manhood and Roman citizenship.
