Dictionary
prae•tex•ta
Pronunciation: (prē-tek'stu), [key]—
n.,
—pl. -tex•taePronunciation: (-tek'stē). [key]
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.Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.