Etymology

praetexta

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Today it means: A white robe with a purple border, worn by a Roman boy before he was entitled to wear the toga virilis, or until about the completion of his fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests. Full definition →

Latin praetexta
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  1. Latin · derived frompraetexta
  2. English todaypraetexta

From Latin praetexta (toga), from praetextus, perfect passive participle of praetexō (“to weave before, to fringe, border”); prae- (“before”) + texō (“to weave”).

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