toga
IPA: tˈoʊgʌ
noun
- A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
- A loose wrap gown.
- (Philippines) An academic gown.
- (dated) Alternative spelling of Tonga, used until the mid 1940s. [A country and archipelago in Polynesia in Oceania. Official name: Kingdom of Tonga. Capital and largest city: Nuku'alofa.]
- (aviation, usually attributive) Initialism of takeoff / go-around (an engine thrust setting, usually the highest). [The rising or ascent of an aircraft or rocket into flight.]
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Examples of "toga" in Sentences
- My final candidate for the toga is the inestimable Kate Hoey.
- SCENE: Roman citizen (Dave winer) in toga in a hotel room sitting.
- The only costume that comes easily to mind for chubbies and chubbettes is a toga, but fat guys in toga look like fat guys in a sheet.
- Branson, who skydived into the press launch wearing nothing but a red Virgin toga, said of the launch, Virgin has a history of being the first to launch new holiday destinations.
- This act was symbolised by the Romans in the beautiful ceremony of putting on the toga of manhood (_toga virilis_), when the lad was led by his father to the Capitoline temple to make sacrifices to
- I adored them, both the history and Lizzie's take on them: "[The toga] went on to become a favorite costume of college fraternity parties, for reasons this author cannot fathom, as the toga is neither flattering nor comfortable, especially when worn with control top underwear."
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