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strig·il \ˈstrijə̇l\ noun (-s) Etymology: Latin strigilis; akin to Latin stringere to touch lightly, graze — more at strike 1. : an instrument usually of metal or ivory used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin especially after the athletic exercises of the palaestra and at the bath 2. : a pectinate structure in many insects at the apex of the front tibia formed from the tibial spur and used to clean the antennae and other parts of the body 3. : one of a group of undulating or slightly curved vertical channels, reedings, or flutings often carved on flat surfaces as ornament and used especially in Roman architecture
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