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toga
noun
to·ga ˈtō-gə 
: the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome
also : a similar loose wrap or a professional, official, or academic gown
togaed
ˈtō-gəd
adjective 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Altogether, the dress gives the impression of one long piece of silk that has been fashioned into a garment, toga-style. 
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022 Pool parties, poker nights, talent shows, toga parties, pig roasts. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 The gathering held last June at a park in Irvine, California, was not a standard toga party. Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2022 The king, cast in lead and covered in gold gilt, sat on a horse and wore a Roman toga and a crown of laurels. Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021 The winners of a costume/toga contest will be announced between 11 p.m. and midnight. Marcy De Luna, Chron, 29 Oct. 2020 The choice of where to go was easier than finding a beer at a Delta House toga party. Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2020 There’s a certain novelty to a machine that can spit out margaritas on demand which appeals to toga-wearing frat bros, and Close doesn’t deny that. Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 20 May 2020 It would never be made in the #MeToo era but the Deathmobile, the food fight and John Belushi in a toga destroying a guitar still have no college-comedy equal. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2020 See More
Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 2 Sep. 2022 Pool parties, poker nights, talent shows, toga parties, pig roasts. Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2022 The gathering held last June at a park in Irvine, California, was not a standard toga party. Rhaina Cohen, The Atlantic, 21 Jan. 2022 The king, cast in lead and covered in gold gilt, sat on a horse and wore a Roman toga and a crown of laurels. Washington Post, 5 Nov. 2021 The winners of a costume/toga contest will be announced between 11 p.m. and midnight. Marcy De Luna, Chron, 29 Oct. 2020 The choice of where to go was easier than finding a beer at a Delta House toga party. Dan Fellner, The Arizona Republic, 27 Aug. 2020 There’s a certain novelty to a machine that can spit out margaritas on demand which appeals to toga-wearing frat bros, and Close doesn’t deny that. Nicole Goodkind, Fortune, 20 May 2020 It would never be made in the #MeToo era but the Deathmobile, the food fight and John Belushi in a toga destroying a guitar still have no college-comedy equal. Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2020 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin; akin to Latin tegere to cover — more at thatch
First Known Use
1600, in the meaning defined above
Phrases Containing toga
Kids Definition
toga
noun
to·ga ˈtō-gə
: the loose outer garment worn in public by citizens of ancient Rome