An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the skin at the bath.
strij'il, n. a flesh-scraper. [L. strigilis, a scraper--string[)e]re, to contract.]
A flesh-brush. Also, an instrument, anciently used in the baths, for scraping off the sweat.
Skin-scraper used by ancients at bath. [Latin]
[L.] An instrument for scraping the skin at the bath.