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strigil

Noun CEFR B1
ˈstɹɪd͡ʒɪl

Definitions

A grooming tool used to scrape away dead skin, oil, dirt, etc.

historical

Equivalents

7 more languages
العربيةفرجونمحسة
Ελληνικάστλεγγίδα
Suomikaavin
Italianostrigile
Latinastrigilis
Portuguêsestrígil
Русскийстри́гиль

Examples

“In another corner, more bone hinges and bronze fittings indicated another cupboard, this time containing a range of rather more prized possessions: the statuette of Venus, a glass swan, a terracotta Cupid, plus some rock-crystal jewellery, a broken horse bit, a couple of strigils (used forscraping downafter exercise) and various bits and pieces of bone and bronze, including two lamp-stands.”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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