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- Ancient Greek · derived fromκαρφολογία
- English todaycarphologia
From Ancient Greek καρφολογία (karphología), from κάρφος (kárphos, “dry small thing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Picking at bedding and clothing, or at the lips, or of perceived invisible objects. Full definition →
From Ancient Greek καρφολογία (karphología), from κάρφος (kárphos, “dry small thing”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.