单词 | toga |
释义 | togan. a. Roman History. The outer garment of a Roman citizen in time of peace.It consisted of a single piece of stuff of irregular form, long, broad, and flowing, without sleeves or armholes, and covered the whole body with the exception of the right arm. toga praetexta, a toga with a broad purple border worn by children, magistrates, persons engaged in sacred rites, and later by emperors. toga virīlis, the toga of manhood, assumed by boys at puberty; hence in figurative context. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > robe or gown > types of > toga gowna1387 toge?a1400 toga1600 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > robe or gown > types of > toga > types of pretext gown1533 pretext1598 toga praetexta1600 toga virīlis1600 trabea1600 praetexta1601 1600 P. Holland tr. Livy Rom. Hist. xxii. lvii. 467 All the younger sort above 17 yeares old, yea and some also under that age, that yet were in their Pretexta, and were not come to Toga virilis. 1638 F. Junius Painting of Ancients 152 The gowne deserved by them,..that had overcome their enemies, was called Toga palmata. 1690 J. Locke Ess. Humane Understanding iii. xi. 260 Toga, Tunica, Pallium, are Words easily translated by Gown, Coat, and Cloak; but we have thereby no more true Ideas of the fashion of those Habits..than we have of the Faces of the Taylors who made them. 1838–42 T. Arnold Hist. Rome II. xxxvii. 478 The white toga wrapped round the body like a plaid with its broad scarlet border. 1854 W. M. Thackeray Newcomes I. xvii. 169 During this period, Mr. Clive assumed the toga virilis. 1867 S. W. Baker Nile Tributaries (1872) iii. 46 There is a uniformity of dress throughout all the Nubian tribes of Arabs, the simple toga of the Romans. b. transferred and figurative. A robe of office; a professional gown, a cloak, a ‘mantle’; a dress coat. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > [noun] > garment or dress ermines1474 toga1738 toguea1862 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > robe or gown > types of > indicative of office, profession, or status robec1300 gown1377 formality?1578 toga1738 toguea1862 1738 Gentleman's Mag. Aug. 435/2 There were found a Chalice, two Crucifixes, a Toga or Pall, with several Mass-Books Latin and English, and other Popish Relicks. 1828 C. Swan tr. A. Manzoni Betrothed Lovers I. vii. 200 Another ancestor, the dread of litigants; seated on a high stool of red velvet, and wrapped in an ample black toga—totally black, but for a white collar with two broad facings and lining of sable. 1855 J. Strang Glasgow & its Clubs (1856) 207 Lord Braxfield wore the scarlet toga of the Justiciary Court. 1867 J. Macfarlane Mem. T. Archer v. 128 Can they be expected to don the togas of the geologist, the geographer, the chemist, the linguist, the political economist? Compounds toga-folded adj. folded like a toga. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > resembling toga > folded like toga toga-folded1911 1911 Blackwood's Mag. Nov. 680/2 The Kapkoto were noticeable with their toga-folded blankets. toga-like adj. resembling a toga. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adjective] > resembling toga toga-like1887 sari1936 1887 H. R. Haggard Allan Quatermain xii. 132 The toga-like garment of brown cloth. toga-wise adv. in the manner of a toga. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [adverb] a belefc1400 scarf-wise1581 jacket-wise1587 baldric-wise1590 foldedly1613 scarfways1653 beltwisea1667 polonaise-wise1888 toga-wise1902 stolewise1922 slinkily1935 1902 Westm. Gaz. 5 Aug. 3/1 I saw my friend the artillery officer, wrapped in his long, pale blue cloak, one fold thrown over his left shoulder toga-wise. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1912; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1600 |
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