tog

Meaning

Noun

1. A cloak.
2. (slang) A coat.
3. A unit of thermal resistance, being ten times the temperature difference (in °C) between the two surfaces of a material when the flow of heat is equal to one watt per square metre

Verb

To dress (often with up or out).

Adv

Abbreviation of together.

Verb

To fish for tautog.

Synonyms

dress

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garment

raiment

garb

apparel

caparison

fit out

wear

habiliment

enclothe

habilitate

clothe

clothes

ornament

doll

prim

prink

attire

titivate

jewel

perk

prank

primp

put on

suit

trim

vestment

weeds

doll up

preen oneself

vestiture

barde

tog up

adorn

vestiment

adornment

array

assume

beautify

bespangle

bijou

bundle up

clothing

deck

decorate

dress up

dud

embellish

garnish

gaud

get dressed

get into

habit

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɒɡ/

Etymology

Shortened from earlier togman (“cloak, loose coat”), from Middle English tog, toge, togue, from Old French togue, from Latin toga (“cloak, mantle”) (compare the doublets toga and toge). It started being used by thieves and vagabonds with the noun togman, which was an old slang word for "cloak". By the 1700s the noun "tog" was used as a short form for "togman", and it was being used for "coat", and before 1800 the word started to mean "clothing". The verb "tog" came out after a short period of time and became a popular word which meant to dress up. The unit of thermal resistance was coined in the 1940s after the clo, a unit of thermal insulation of clothing, which was itself derived from clothes.