strigil en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈstɹɪd͡ʒɪl/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin strigilis.
Meanings
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(historical) A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.
In another corner, more bone hinges and bronze fittings indicated another cupboard, this time containing a range of rather more prized possessions: the statuette of Venus, a glass swan, a terracotta Cupid, plus some rock-crystal jewellery, a broken horse bit, a couple of strigils (used for ‘scraping down’ after exercise) and various bits and pieces of bone and bronze, including two lamp-stands.
2010, Mary Beard, chapter 3, in Pompeii: The Life of a Roman Town:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| strigils | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Translations (15)
de Strigilis (grooming tool) · fr stragile (grooming tool) · ru стри́гиль (grooming tool) · it strigile (grooming tool) · pt estrígil (grooming tool) · la strigilis (grooming tool) · fi kaavin (grooming tool) · es estrígil (grooming tool) · fr strigile (grooming tool) · es estrigilo (grooming tool) · grc στλεγγίς (grooming tool) · uk стри́гіль (grooming tool) · de Strigil (grooming tool) · ca estrígil (grooming tool) · el στλεγγίδα (grooming tool)