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- n. In Greek antiquity, one using the strigil; one scraping dust and perspiration from his body, as a bather or an athlete. Famous representations in art are a statue by Polycletus and one by Lysippus.
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reesetee I hate it when that happens. Jan 5, 2009
Prolagus Well, he won't notice since he has lost his fingers as well. Jan 4, 2009
sionnach a statue of an athlete scraping off oil and dust with a strigil.
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(This guy has lost his strigil) Jan 4, 2009