(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 3:28:33

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.

 

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