Definition of strigil in English:

strigil

noun ˈstrɪdʒɪlˈstrɪdʒəl

1An instrument with a curved blade used, especially by ancient Greeks and Romans, to scrape sweat and dirt from the skin in a hot-air bath or after exercise; a scraper.
Example sentencesExamples
- A student would use a strigil or bronze scraper to remove the olive oil he had applied.
- Their simultaneous comprehension of immortal hope and carnal funk - of Zeus and strigils - persists, through their art.
- Romans would sit and perspire, and their skin was scraped with a curved metal tool called a strigil.
- After their competition the steamy athletes scraped off the oily mess with a strigil, which looks something like a sickle.
- After this a slave would rub olive oil into the visitor's skin and then scrap it off with a strigil.
2Entomology
A comblike structure on the forelegs of some insects, used chiefly for grooming.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tettigoniidae show that about 80% of the strigil is used in any one stroke.
- The pala is not a stridulatory organ, nor has it been shown conclusively that the peculiar strigil of these insects is concerned with sound production.

Origin

From Latin strigilis, from stringere 'touch lightly'. The term in entomology dates from the late 19th century.

Rhymes

sigil, vigil

Definition of strigil in US English:

strigil

nounˈstrijəlˈstrɪdʒəl

1An instrument with a curved blade used, especially by ancient Greeks and Romans, to scrape sweat and dirt from the skin in a hot-air bath or after exercise; a scraper.
Example sentencesExamples
- Romans would sit and perspire, and their skin was scraped with a curved metal tool called a strigil.
- After this a slave would rub olive oil into the visitor's skin and then scrap it off with a strigil.
- After their competition the steamy athletes scraped off the oily mess with a strigil, which looks something like a sickle.
- A student would use a strigil or bronze scraper to remove the olive oil he had applied.
- Their simultaneous comprehension of immortal hope and carnal funk - of Zeus and strigils - persists, through their art.
2Entomology
A comblike structure on the forelegs of some insects, used chiefly for grooming.
Example sentencesExamples
- Tettigoniidae show that about 80% of the strigil is used in any one stroke.
- The pala is not a stridulatory organ, nor has it been shown conclusively that the peculiar strigil of these insects is concerned with sound production.

Origin

From Latin strigilis, from stringere ‘touch lightly’. The term in entomology dates from the late 19th century.

单词	strigil
释义	Definition of strigil in English: strigil noun ˈstrɪdʒɪlˈstrɪdʒəl 1An instrument with a curved blade used, especially by ancient Greeks and Romans, to scrape sweat and dirt from the skin in a hot-air bath or after exercise; a scraper. Example sentencesExamples A student would use a strigil or bronze scraper to remove the olive oil he had applied. Their simultaneous comprehension of immortal hope and carnal funk - of Zeus and strigils - persists, through their art. Romans would sit and perspire, and their skin was scraped with a curved metal tool called a strigil. After their competition the steamy athletes scraped off the oily mess with a strigil, which looks something like a sickle. After this a slave would rub olive oil into the visitor's skin and then scrap it off with a strigil. 2Entomology A comblike structure on the forelegs of some insects, used chiefly for grooming. Example sentencesExamples Tettigoniidae show that about 80% of the strigil is used in any one stroke. The pala is not a stridulatory organ, nor has it been shown conclusively that the peculiar strigil of these insects is concerned with sound production. Origin From Latin strigilis, from stringere 'touch lightly'. The term in entomology dates from the late 19th century. Rhymes sigil, vigil Definition of strigil in US English: strigil nounˈstrijəlˈstrɪdʒəl 1An instrument with a curved blade used, especially by ancient Greeks and Romans, to scrape sweat and dirt from the skin in a hot-air bath or after exercise; a scraper. Example sentencesExamples Romans would sit and perspire, and their skin was scraped with a curved metal tool called a strigil. After this a slave would rub olive oil into the visitor's skin and then scrap it off with a strigil. After their competition the steamy athletes scraped off the oily mess with a strigil, which looks something like a sickle. A student would use a strigil or bronze scraper to remove the olive oil he had applied. Their simultaneous comprehension of immortal hope and carnal funk - of Zeus and strigils - persists, through their art. 2Entomology A comblike structure on the forelegs of some insects, used chiefly for grooming. Example sentencesExamples Tettigoniidae show that about 80% of the strigil is used in any one stroke. The pala is not a stridulatory organ, nor has it been shown conclusively that the peculiar strigil of these insects is concerned with sound production. Origin From Latin strigilis, from stringere ‘touch lightly’. The term in entomology dates from the late 19th century.
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