Præ-tĕx'tȧ, n.

Præ-tĕx'tȧ, n. [Lat., sc. toga, from prætextus, p. p. of prætexere, to weave before, to fringe, border, from præ, before, and 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. It was worn by girls until their marriage.