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
- The Romans probably had Toga parties.
- Greek people wore toga as their costume.
- The toga pulla was worn when in mourning.
- Can someone add the plural of toga to the article
- Toga was the first South African penguin bred at the zoo.
- He would also wear the undecorated toga of ordinary citizens.
- Of all these insignia, the most important was the purple toga.
- The himation was markedly less voluminous than the Roman toga.
- Usually, this was done when the young Roman assumed the toga virilis.
- I checked the article the day after the toga party, and the line was there.