strigil

noun

strig·il ˈstri-jəl How to pronounce strigil (audio)

: an instrument used by ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping moisture off the skin after bathing or exercising

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Instead, the Romans’ post-bath ritual involved anointing the body with oils and scraping excess grease away with a metal or reed tool known as a strigil.

Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2020 As the study notes, the site also yielded two pairs of shoes; fragments of glass vessels; a bronze coin dated to between 198 and 217 A.D.; and a strigil, or curved blade used to scrape oil and dirt off one’s skin.

Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 1 Oct. 2019 Among the trove were two strigils, blunt hooks that Romans used to clean themselves and wipe off oil while bathing and that athletes used to scrape away sweat.

Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 June 2018 In fact, the strigil was considered the symbol of an athlete in the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome.

Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 June 2018

Word History

Etymology

Latin strigilis; akin to Latin stringere to touch lightly

First Known Use

1581, in the meaning defined above

单词	strigil
释义	strigil noun strig·il ˈstri-jəl : an instrument used by ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping moisture off the skin after bathing or exercising Illustration of strigil Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Instead, the Romans’ post-bath ritual involved anointing the body with oils and scraping excess grease away with a metal or reed tool known as a strigil. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Aug. 2020 As the study notes, the site also yielded two pairs of shoes; fragments of glass vessels; a bronze coin dated to between 198 and 217 A.D.; and a strigil, or curved blade used to scrape oil and dirt off one’s skin. Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 1 Oct. 2019 Among the trove were two strigils, blunt hooks that Romans used to clean themselves and wipe off oil while bathing and that athletes used to scrape away sweat. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 June 2018 In fact, the strigil was considered the symbol of an athlete in the cultures of ancient Greece and Rome. Jason Daley, Smithsonian, 13 June 2018 Word History Etymology Latin strigilis; akin to Latin stringere to touch lightly First Known Use 1581, in the meaning defined above
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strigil

noun

Illustration of strigil

Example Sentences

Word History