strigil

[ strij-uhl ]

/ ˈstrɪdʒ əl /

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.

Origin of strigil

1575–85; <Latin strigilis, akin to stringere to touch lightly; see streak, strike

OTHER WORDS FROM strigil

strig·il·ate

[strij-uh-lit, -leyt], /ˈstrɪdʒ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, adjective

Words nearby strigil

stridor, stridulate, stridulous, strife, strigiform, strigil, strigose, Strijdom, strikable, strike, strike a balance

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Example sentences from the Web for strigil

Beside him, a diminutive figure of a nude boy holding a strigil.
A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)|A. H. Smith
The guttus was a small vessel with a narrow neck adapted for dropping oil on the strigil to lubricate its working edge.
Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine|James Sands Elliott
Galen generally followed the teaching of Hippocrates on gymnastics, and wrote a whole book on the merits of using the strigil.
Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine|James Sands Elliott
A boy emerging into manhood leaves his petasos and strigil and chlamys to Hermes, the god of games.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)|John Addington Symonds

Tool used at the Palaistra, or wrestling school: in this case the strigil.
A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)|Mrs. Sutherland Orr

British Dictionary definitions for strigil

strigil

/ (ˈstrɪdʒɪl) /

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

Word Origin for strigil

C16: from Latin strigilis, from stringere to graze

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	strigil
释义	strigil [ strij-uhl ] / ˈstrɪdʒ əl / 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. Origin of strigil 1575–85; <Latin strigilis, akin to stringere to touch lightly; see streak, strike OTHER WORDS FROM strigil strig·il·ate [strij-uh-lit, -leyt], /ˈstrɪdʒ ə lɪt, -ˌleɪt/, adjective Words nearby strigil stridor, stridulate, stridulous, strife, strigiform, strigil, strigose, Strijdom, strikable, strike, strike a balance Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for strigil Beside him, a diminutive figure of a nude boy holding a strigil. A Catalogue of Sculpture in the Department of Greek and Roman Antiquities, British Museum, Volume I (of 2)\|A. H. Smith The guttus was a small vessel with a narrow neck adapted for dropping oil on the strigil to lubricate its working edge. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine\|James Sands Elliott Galen generally followed the teaching of Hippocrates on gymnastics, and wrote a whole book on the merits of using the strigil. Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine\|James Sands Elliott A boy emerging into manhood leaves his petasos and strigil and chlamys to Hermes, the god of games. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)\|John Addington Symonds Tool used at the Palaistra, or wrestling school: in this case the strigil. A Handbook to the Works of Browning (6th ed.)\|Mrs. Sutherland Orr British Dictionary definitions for strigil strigil / (ˈstrɪdʒɪl) / 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 Word Origin for strigil C16: from Latin strigilis, from stringere to graze Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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