أَحْجَنُ

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أَحْجَنُ Crooked, [hooked,] or curved: fem. حَجْنَآءُ: pl. حُجْنٌ. You say, الصَّقْرُ أَحْجَنُ المِنْقَارِ The hawk is crooked [or hooked] in the bill. And صَقْرٌ أَحْجَنُ المَخَالِبِ A hawk having crooked [or hooked] talons. And أَنْفٌ أَحْجَنُ [A hooked nose,] a nose having the tip approaching the mouth, and, Az adds, having its نَاشِرَتَانِ [or two alæ] receding in an ugly manner. And أُذُنٌ حَجْنَآءُ An ear having one [app. the upper] of its two extremities turning towards the forehead, downwards: or having its edges turning towards the other ear, in the direction of the forehead: in either case, curving. And شَعَرٌ أَحْجَنُ Hair that is crisp, or curly, in its extremities: or, accord. to AZ, wavy hair: or hair that is recurvate at its extremities (مُعَقَّفٌ), and intermingling: or hair forming a succession of rimples (مُتَسَلْسِلٌ), pendulous, wavy, and crisp, or curling, in the extremities; as also حَجِنٌ .

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