praetextan.

Brit.

/priːˈtɛkstə/, U.S.

/priˈtɛkstə/

Forms: 1600s– pretexta, 1600s– praetexta.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praetexta, toga praetexta.

Etymology: < classical Latin praetexta toga with a purple border, use as noun (short for toga praetexta) of past participle feminine of praetexere to fringe, border (see pretex v.). Compare French prétexte (c1355 in Middle French as pretexte ). Compare pretext n.²Compare the following quot., showing an unassimilated loan of the Latin accusative singular form:1701 tr. P. Gautruche Poet. Hist. (ed. 8) v. 351 Valerius Maximus informs us, how they laid down their Prætextam, which was their Garment of Joy, when they were about so sad an Office, as to condemn a Man to death.

Roman History.

A toga with a purple border, originally the distinguishing garment of a magistrate (also sometimes of a priest), but later also of a boy until entitled to the toga virilis, and of a girl until her marriage. See also toga praetexta at toga n. a and toga virīlis at toga n. a.

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1590 L. Lloyd Consent of Time 486 He went dayly most sumptuous in apparel: he ware a crowne of gold vpon his head, and had on Togam pretexta, with a scepter of Iuory in his hand.]

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiii. i. 455 Whiles he was under sixteene yeares of age, and as yet in his Prætexta.

1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 153 Little boyes in the habit of the Prætexta.

1724 J. Henley et al. tr. Pliny the Younger Epist. & Panegyrick I. iv. xiii. 179 A Townsman's Son, who had almost newly put on his Pretexta, came to pay his Respects to me.

a1763 W. Shenstone Progress of Taste iv. in Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 280 'Tis the pretexta's utmost bound, With radiant purple edg'd around.

1799 J. Strutt Compl. View Dress & Habits People of Eng. II. p. cxxxiii At that time, the pretexta was not given to the sons of noblemen, but was a habit of honour and distinction.

1868 Smith's Smaller Dict. Antiq. 380/2 Girls wore the praetexta till their marriage.

1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) i. Comm. 90 The purple-edged praetexta was generally laid aside by boys along with the bulla aurea..on the first Liberalia,..after the completion of their fourteenth year.

1906 tr. Cicero in World's Famous Orations II. 179 Do you recollect that, while you were still clad in the pretexta, you became a bankrupt?

1991 S. Walker Rom. Art 32 Magistrates, like boys, wore the praetexta, and flamines (priests of the imperial cult) a scarlet toga with a purple border.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	praetexta
释义	praetextan. Brit. /priːˈtɛkstə/, U.S. /priˈtɛkstə/ Forms: 1600s– pretexta, 1600s– praetexta. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin praetexta, toga praetexta. Etymology: < classical Latin praetexta toga with a purple border, use as noun (short for toga praetexta) of past participle feminine of praetexere to fringe, border (see pretex v.). Compare French prétexte (c1355 in Middle French as pretexte ). Compare pretext n.²Compare the following quot., showing an unassimilated loan of the Latin accusative singular form:1701 tr. P. Gautruche Poet. Hist. (ed. 8) v. 351 Valerius Maximus informs us, how they laid down their Prætextam, which was their Garment of Joy, when they were about so sad an Office, as to condemn a Man to death. Roman History. A toga with a purple border, originally the distinguishing garment of a magistrate (also sometimes of a priest), but later also of a boy until entitled to the toga virilis, and of a girl until her marriage. See also toga praetexta at toga n. a and toga virīlis at toga n. a. 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 > types of pretext gown1533 pretext1598 toga praetexta1600 toga virīlis1600 trabea1600 praetexta1601 1590 L. Lloyd Consent of Time 486 He went dayly most sumptuous in apparel: he ware a crowne of gold vpon his head, and had on Togam pretexta, with a scepter of Iuory in his hand.] 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World II. xxxiii. i. 455 Whiles he was under sixteene yeares of age, and as yet in his Prætexta. 1670 S. Wilson Lassels's Voy. Italy (new ed.) ii. 153 Little boyes in the habit of the Prætexta. 1724 J. Henley et al. tr. Pliny the Younger Epist. & Panegyrick I. iv. xiii. 179 A Townsman's Son, who had almost newly put on his Pretexta, came to pay his Respects to me. a1763 W. Shenstone Progress of Taste iv. in Wks. Verse & Prose (1764) I. 280 'Tis the pretexta's utmost bound, With radiant purple edg'd around. 1799 J. Strutt Compl. View Dress & Habits People of Eng. II. p. cxxxiii At that time, the pretexta was not given to the sons of noblemen, but was a habit of honour and distinction. 1868 Smith's Smaller Dict. Antiq. 380/2 Girls wore the praetexta till their marriage. 1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) i. Comm. 90 The purple-edged praetexta was generally laid aside by boys along with the bulla aurea..on the first Liberalia,..after the completion of their fourteenth year. 1906 tr. Cicero in World's Famous Orations II. 179 Do you recollect that, while you were still clad in the pretexta, you became a bankrupt? 1991 S. Walker Rom. Art 32 Magistrates, like boys, wore the praetexta, and flamines (priests of the imperial cult) a scarlet toga with a purple border. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1601
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