strigil

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈstrɪdʒɪl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(strij′əl)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
strig•il  (strij′əl),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Antiquityan instrument with a curved blade, used esp. by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium.
  • Latin strigilis, akin to stringere to touch lightly; see streak, strike
  • 1575–85;
strig•il•ate  (strij′ə lit, -lāt′),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
strigil /ˈstrɪdʒɪl/ n
  1. a curved blade used by the ancient Romans and Greeks to scrape the body after bathing
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin strigilis, from stringere to graze
'strigil' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
streak

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