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Praetexta
(gcide) | Praetexta \Pr[ae]*tex"ta\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E.
Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of
praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before +
texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before
he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the
completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their
marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
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Praetextae
(gcide) | Praetexta \Pr[ae]*tex"ta\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E.
Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of
praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before +
texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before
he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the
completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their
marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
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Praetextas
(gcide) | Praetexta \Pr[ae]*tex"ta\, n.; pl. Pr[ae]text[ae], E.
Pr[ae]textas. [L. (sc. toga), fr. praetextus, p. p. of
praetexere to weave before, to fringe, border; prae before +
texere to weave.] (Rom. Antiq.)
A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before
he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the
completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their
marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.
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Toga praetexta
(gcide) | Toga \To"ga\, n.; pl. E. Togas, L. Togae. [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 praetexta.
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Toga praetexta. [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.
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