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strigilate

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strig⋅il

  [strij-uhl]
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–noun
an instrument with a curved blade, used esp. by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium.
Origin:
1575–85; < L strigilis, akin to stringere to touch lightly; see streak, strike

Related forms:
strig⋅il⋅ate  [strij-uh-lit, -leyt] , adjective
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