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strigil

strig·il [ stríjjəl ] (plural strig·ils)


noun 
Definition:
 
skin scraper used in ancient Greece: in ancient Greece and Rome, an instrument with a curved blade used to scrape dirt and sweat from the skin after bathing or exercising

[Late 16th century. < Latin strigilis]
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