† toge Obs.
[a. F. toge (older togue), ad. L. toga.]
A Roman toga; hence, a cloak or loose coat.
| ? a 1400 Morte Arth. 3189 In toges of tarsse fulle richelye attyryde. Ibid. 178 Alle with taghte mene and towne in toges [MS. togers] fulle ryche, Of saunke realle in suyte, sexty at ones. 1607 Shakes. Cor. ii. iii. 122 Why in this woolvish toge [Steevens' conj. for tongue of Fol. 1, gown of others] should I stand here To beg of Hob & Dick? a 1693 Urquhart's Rabelais iii. vii. 65 Made after the manner of a Toge, which was the ancient fashion of the Romans in time of peace. a 1700 B. E. Dict. Cant. Crew, Toge, a Coat. |