a strigil
1strigil — STRIGÍL s. n. 1. raclor cu care romanii râcâiau murdăria de pe piele după întrecerile sportive sau în timpul băii. 2. canelură în formă de strigil (1), motiv decorativ frecvent mai ales pe sarcofage. (< fr. strigile, lat. strigilis) Trimis de… …
2Strigil — Strig il, n. [L. strigilis, from stringere to graze, scrape.] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the skin at the bath. [1913 Webster] …
3strigil — (n.) ancient tool for scraping the skin after a bath, 1580s, from L. strigilis horse comb, from stringere (1) draw along a surface, graze, wound, strip off, rub, from PIE root *streig (Cf. L. striga stroke, strike, furrow, stria furrow, channel;… …
4strigil — strìgīl m <G strigíla> DEFINICIJA pov. brončana ili željezna strugalica kojom su antički atlete s tijela skidali prljavštinu ETIMOLOGIJA lat. strigilis …
5strigil — [strij′əl] n. [L strigilis: see STRIKE] an instrument of bone, metal, etc. used by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin during a bath …
6Strigil — A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt and sweat from the body before effective soaps became available. First perfumed oil was applied to the skin, and then it would be scraped off, along with the …
7strigil — noun Etymology: Latin strigilis; akin to Latin stringere to touch lightly Date: 1581 an instrument used by ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping moisture off the skin after bathing or exercising …
8strigil — n. [L. strigilis, scraper] (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) 1. A curved structure at the apex of the fore tibia of many insects that functions as a scraper, a tibial comb or antenna cleaner. 2. In some Hemiptera, a currycomb like structure situated on the… …
9strigil — strigilate /strij euh lit, layt /, adj. /strij euhl/, n. an instrument with a curved blade, used esp. by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium. [1575 85; < L strigilis, akin to stringere to touch… …
10strigil — noun a grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc …