- strigilate
- \\ˈstrijələ̇t, -ˌlāt, usu -d.+V\ adjective
Etymology: strigil + -ate: having a strigil
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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strigilate — strig·i·late … English syllables
strigil — strigilate /strij euh lit, layt /, adj. /strij euhl/, n. an instrument with a curved blade, used esp. by the ancient Greeks and Romans for scraping the skin at the bath and in the gymnasium. [1575 85; < L strigilis, akin to stringere to touch… … Universalium
strigilator — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌlād.ə(r) noun ( s) Etymology: strigilate + or : any of various myrmecophiles or termitophiles that feed by licking the surface of the bodies of the ants or termites with which they live … Useful english dictionary
