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strigil
[ strij-uhl ]
noun
- an instrument with a curved blade, used especially by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium.
strigil
/ ˈ²õ³Ù°ùɪ»åÏôɪ±ô /
noun
- a curved blade used by the ancient Romans and Greeks to scrape the body after bathing
- architect a decorative fluting, esp one in the shape of the letter S as used in Roman architecture
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²õ³Ù°ù¾±²µÂ·¾±±ô·²¹³Ù±ð [strij, -, uh, -lit, -leyt], adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of strigil1
Example Sentences
Next they would move to the brightly-painted warm room, where oil would be rubbed into the skin, before being scraped off with a curved instrument called a strigil.
In her hand, they have almost unanimously perceived a strigil, an ancient bathing tool for scraping filth from the body.
Another holds a sponge for oils and a strigil, an instrument for scraping oil and sweat from the body.
Customers at ancient Roman bathhouses attended poetry readings once they had cleansed pores with strigil scrapings.
She rubbed her with oil, scraped her with a strigil, scrubbed her hands and feet with pumice, and washed her hair, pouring jug after jug of water over her.
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