toga
toga
subs.
τήβεννα, ἡ (late).
subs.
τήβεννα, ἡ (late).
toga: tŏga (v. Smith's Ant. 1134, seqq.): the t. is the sign of peace and tranquillity, pacis est insigne et otii t., Cic. Pis. 30, 73: wearing the t., togatus, id. Phil. 5, 5, 14: a t.-wearing race, gens t., Virg. Aen. 1, 282: the purple-bordered t. (of free-born children and magistrates), t. praetexta, Cic. Verr. 5, 14, 36: praetexta (as subs.), id. Cat. 2, 2, 4: wearing the t. praetexta, praetextatus, id. Q. Fr. 2, 12, 3: praetextus, Prop.: the plain t. (assumed on reaching manhood), toga pura, Cic. Att. 9, 6, 1: more freq. t. virilis, id. Sest. 69, 144: the whitened t. (worn by candidates for office), t. candida, Liv. 4, 25: wearing the white t., as a candidate, candidatus, Cic. Mur. 27, 57: the dark (mourning) t., t. pulla, id. Vat. 12, 30.