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- noun Plural form of
strigil .
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Examples
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They use strigils in episode one so that's authentic enough for me.
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Pretty much all I can recall from O Level Latin is that Romans used strigils in their bathhouses.
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In spite of his repugnance and all his pride, the Suffet dipped the child into it, and, like a slave merchant, began to wash him and rub him with strigils and red earth.
Salammbo 2003
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At the same time, strigils, ivory dice, and glass gaming pieces indicate the exercise and games Pompeians enjoyed.
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Looking around, I found strigils lying right on the water basin.
A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001
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The architect's strigils had smooth rounded ends, and were all undamaged.
A Body In The Bath House Davis, Lindsey 2001
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Laughing, he explained to me the use of the strigils, the rinsings and oils.
Fighting Slave Of Gor Norman, John, 1931- 1980
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Next day, when visitors are settled in, is the time for fairings, such as ribbons, gift strigils, charms, cheap vases, painted figures of well-known actors in character (the comics sell best, but I found one or two of me).
The Mask of Apollo Renault, Mary, 1905-1983 1966
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Pliny states that invalids used sponges instead of strigils.
Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine James Sands Elliott
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Towels and strigils were employed for rubbing and scraping after the anointing; the strigil was, as a rule, made of iron.
Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine James Sands Elliott
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