n. [ L. strigilis, from stringere to graze, scrape. ] (Gr. & Rom. Antiq.) An instrument of metal, ivory, etc., used for scraping the skin at the bath. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Dim. fr. strigose. ] (Bot.) Set with stiff, slender bristles. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. sigillum. See Seal a stamp. ] A seal; a signature. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Of talismans and sigils knew the power. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ n. [ NL., fem sing. fr. L. sigillum a seal. ] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees principally found in the coal formation; -- so named from the seallike leaf scars in vertical rows on the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L., from sigillum a seal. See Sigil. ] (Rom. Antic.) Little images or figures of earthenware exposed for sale, or given as presents, on the last two days of the Saturnalia; hence, the last two, or the sixth and seventh, days of the Saturnalia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Paleon.) One of an extinct family of cryptagamous trees, including the genus
a. [ L. sigillatus adorned with little images. ] Decorated by means of stamps; -- said of pottery. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. sigillum a seal: cf. OF. sigillatif. ] Fit to seal; belonging to a seal; composed of wax. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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n. [ L. sigillum. See Seal a stamp. ] A seal; a signature. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
Of talismans and sigils knew the power. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖ n. [ NL., fem sing. fr. L. sigillum a seal. ] (Paleon.) A genus of fossil trees principally found in the coal formation; -- so named from the seallike leaf scars in vertical rows on the surface. [ 1913 Webster ]
‖n. pl. [ L., from sigillum a seal. See Sigil. ] (Rom. Antic.) Little images or figures of earthenware exposed for sale, or given as presents, on the last two days of the Saturnalia; hence, the last two, or the sixth and seventh, days of the Saturnalia. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Paleon.) One of an extinct family of cryptagamous trees, including the genus
a. [ L. sigillatus adorned with little images. ] Decorated by means of stamps; -- said of pottery. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. sigillum a seal: cf. OF. sigillatif. ] Fit to seal; belonging to a seal; composed of wax. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
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