Præ*tex"ta (?), n.; pl.
Prætextæ (#), E.
Prætextas (#). [L. (sc. toga), fr.
praetextus, p. p. of praetexere to weave before, to
fringe, border; prae before + 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, and by girls until their
marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.