Garb vs. Toga — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Garb and Toga
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Garb
A distinctive style or form of clothing; dress
Clerical garb.
Toga
The toga (, Classical Latin: [ˈt̪ɔ.ɡa]), a distinctive garment of ancient Rome, was a roughly semicircular cloth, between 12 and 20 feet (3.7 and 6.1 m) in length, draped over the shoulders and around the body. It was usually woven from white wool, and was worn over a tunic.
Garb
An outward appearance; a guise
Presented their radical ideas in the garb of moderation.
Toga
A loose flowing outer garment worn by the citizens of ancient Rome, made of a single piece of cloth and covering the whole body apart from the right arm.
Garb
To clothe; dress
Was garbed in a long robe.
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Toga
A loose one-piece outer garment worn in public by male citizens in ancient Rome.
Garb
Fashion, style of dressing oneself up.
Toga
A robe of office; a professional or ceremonial gown.
Garb
A type of dress or clothing.
Toga
A loose outer garment worn by the citizens of Ancient Rome.
Garb
(figurative) A guise, external appearance.
Toga
A loose wrap gown.
Garb
(heraldry) A wheat sheaf.
Toga
(Philippines) An academic gown.
Garb
A measure of arrows in the Middle Ages.
Toga
The loose outer garment worn by the ancient Romans, consisting of a single broad piece of woolen cloth of a shape approaching a semicircle. It was of undyed wool, except the border of the toga prætexta.
Garb
(transitive) To dress in garb.
Toga
A one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome
Garb
Clothing in general.
Garb
External appearance, as expressive of the feelings or character; looks; fashion or manner, as of speech.
You thought, because he could not speak English in the native garb, he could not therefore handle an English cudgel.
Garb
A sheaf of grain (wheat, unless otherwise specified).
Garb
To clothe; array; deck.
These black dog-DonsGarb themselves bravely.
Garb
Clothing of a distinctive style or for a particular occasion;
Formal attire
Battle dress
Garb
Provide with clothes or put clothes on;
Parents must feed and dress their child
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