praetexta

词形变化

praetextas 复数 praetextae 复数

别名

prætexta

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    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.

    历史

词源

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

来源：wiktionary