strigil

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
10
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈstɹɪd͡ʒɪl/

Definition of strigil

1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (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.”

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Etymology

From Latin strigilis.

Hooks

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