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Praetexta

Præ-tex′ta

,
Noun.
;
pl.
Prætextæ
(#)
, E.
Prætextas
(#)
.
[L. (sc.
toga
), fr.
praetextus
, p. p. of
praetexere
to weave before, to fringe, border;
prae
before +
texere
to weave.]
(Rom. Antiq.)
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.

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praetexta

praetexta

See also: prætexta

English

Alternative forms

Noun

praetexta (plural praetextas or praetextae)

  1. (historical, Roman antiquity) 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.


Latin

Participle

praetexta

  1. nominative feminine singular of praetextus
  2. nominative neuter plural of praetextus
  3. accusative neuter plural of praetextus
  4. vocative feminine singular of praetextus
  5. vocative neuter plural of praetextus

praetextā

  1. ablative feminine singular of praetextus

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