单词 | praetexta |
释义 | praetexta /pree tek"steuh/, n. , pl. praetextae /-tek"stee/. 1. (in ancient Rome) a white toga with a broad purple border, worn by priests and magistrates as an official costume, and by certain other Romans as ceremonial dress. 2. a similar garment worn by a boy until he assumed the toga virilis, or by a girl until she married. Also, pretexta. [1595-1605; < L, short for toga praetexta lit., bordered toga. See PRETEXT] |
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