noun
(ancient Rome) a toga worn by a youth as a symbol of manhood and citizenship
• Topics: ↑antiquity
• Regions: ↑Rome, ↑Roma, ↑Eternal City, ↑Italian capital, ↑capital of Italy
• Hypernyms: ↑toga
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/toh"geuh vi ruy"lis, -ree"-/; Lat. /taw"gah wi rddee"lis/, pl. togae viriles /toh"jee vi ruy"leez, -ree"-/; Lat. /taw"guy wi rddee"les/.
the white toga assumed by boys in ancient Rome at the end of their 14th year.
[1590-1600; < L toga virilis; see TOGA, VIRILE]
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toga virilis /vir-īˈlis, wir-ēˈlis/ noun
A toga put on at a boy's coming of age
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Main Entry: ↑toga
Useful english dictionary. 2012.