Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

إِعْظَامَةٌ

Root: عظم

Full Definition

إِعْظَامَةٌ and عِظَامَةٌ and عُظَّامَةٌ and عُظْمَةٌ [the last written in one of my copies of the S عُظُمَّة] and عَظِيمَةٌ [and عَظَمَةٌ ] A thing like a pillow &c., or a garment, or piece of cloth, with which a woman makes her posteriors [to appear] large.


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