pretexta

American  

[pree-tek-stuh] / priˈtɛk stə /

noun

plural

pretextae

1. a variant of praetexta.

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Example Sentences

Romulus wore it in his trabea or royal mantle, and Tullus Hostilius, after having subdued the Tuscans, assumed the pretexta or long robe, broadly striped with purple.

From Field's Chromatography or Treatise on Colours and Pigments as Used by Artists by Salter, Thomas

Yes," said he, in a low, quivering voice, scarcely audible; "barely had I cast aside the pretexta, when I was sent to the legions in Asia.

From Quo Vadis: a narrative of the time of Nero by Curtin, Jeremiah