Strigil

Strigil

A strigil was a small, curved, metal tool used in ancient Greece and Rome to scrape dirt and sweat from the body before effective soaps became available. First perfumed oil was applied to the skin, and then it would be scraped off, along with the dirt. For wealthier people, this process was often done by slaves. Strigils were often used in Roman baths.

ee also

*Gymnasium (ancient Greece)

Entomology: A strigil is a sound producing file on the abdomen [of various insects] .


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