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strigment

/ˈstɹɪɡ.mənt/

strigment noun: scraping, or something which is scraped off (e.g. off the skin).

Noun

strigment (plural strigments)

  1. (obsolete, plural, usually) scraping, or something which is scraped off (e.g. off the skin)
    • the strigments and sudorous adhesions from men's hands1650, Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC

Forms of strigment

pluralstrigments

Origin of strigment

Latin strigmentum.

Questions about strigment

What does strigment mean?
Strigment means scraping, or something which is scraped off (e.g. off the skin).
What part of speech is strigment?
Strigment is a noun.
How do you pronounce strigment?
Strigment is pronounced /ˈstɹɪɡ.mənt/.
What is the plural of strigment?
The plural of strigment is strigments.

Words near strigment in the dictionary

  1. strigillose
  2. strigillosely
  3. strigilose
  4. strigils
  5. strigine
  6. strigment
  7. strigments
  8. strigoceratid
  9. strigoceratids
  10. strigoi
  11. strigolactone

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