tog

American  

[tog] / tɒg /

noun

1. a coat.

2. Usually togs. clothes.

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verb (used with object)

togged, togging

1. to dress (often followed by out orup ).

tog ¹ British  

/ tɒɡ /

noun

1. 1. a unit of thermal resistance used to measure the power of insulation of a fabric, garment, quilt, etc. The tog-value of an article is equal to ten times the temperature difference between its two faces, in degrees Celsius, when the flow of heat across it is equal to one watt per m²

   2. ( as modifier )

      tog-rating

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tog ² British  

/ tɒɡ /

verb

1. to dress oneself, esp in smart clothes

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noun

1. See togs

Etymology

Origin of tog

1775–85; apparently short for earlier cant togeman ( s ), togman cloak, coat, equivalent to toge ( late Middle English < Latin toga toga ) + -man ( s ) obsolete cant suffix < ?

Example Sentences

If you need a new mattress, spend time choosing one that is appropriate, and make sure your duvet is the right tog for the season.

From The Guardian • Nov. 5, 2018

During a visit to Iceland, she sees native sheep whose coats “grow two distinct kinds of fiber” called tog and thel.

From Washington Post • Feb. 8, 2016

China can not continue tog row at 10 percent forever and we will need to make accommodations for that fact.

From New York Times • Jan. 15, 2016

We’ll tog you out while I get out some of these stings.

From The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier by Mitford, Bertram

The seaman finished his legend, and there was a dead silence for a minute or two, broken first by Jansen, who in a low voice said, “Then te tog is not a tog.”

From Snarley-yow or The Dog Fiend by Marryat, Frederick