strigils
/ˈstrɪdʒɪlz/
noun
- Curved metal tools used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape sweat and dirt from the skin after exercise or bathing.
- Archaeologists found several strigils buried near the ruins of an old gymnasium.
- The museum displayed a set of bronze strigils that were once used by Greek wrestlers.
- In the ancient Roman bathhouse, athletes used strigils to clean oil and sweat off their bodies.
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