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توشّحت

Root: وشح

Form: 5

Full Definition

توشّحتV , and , She put on, or decked herself with, a وِشَاح q. v.
2 تّوشح بِثَوْبِهِ, and بِهِ, i. q. تَقَلَّدَ: but MF disapproves of this explanation: or He put his garment under his right arm-pit, and threw it [meaning a portion of it] over his left shoulder, like as the مُحْرِم does; like تَأَبَّطَ and اِضْطَبَعَ: or he threw a portion of his garment over his left shoulder, and drew its extremity under his right arm, and tied the two extremities together in a knot upon his bosom. Also, He wrapped himself up in his garment.
3 الثَّوْبَ, as also أَشَّحَهُ He put on him the garment in the manner described in the explanation of the phrase توشّح بِثَوْبِهِ.
4 توشّح بِسَيْفِهِ i. q. تَقَلَّدَهُ: [or i. q.] توشّح بِحَمَائِلِ سَيْفِهِ He put the suspensories of his sword over his left shoulder, leaving the right bare: and توشّح بِنِجَادِهِ [signifies the same].
5 توشح بِلِجَامِهِ He threw the bit and bridle of his horse upon his shoulder, and put his arm through it, so that it became like a وِشَاح. [See the verse of Lebeed quoted below.]
6 توشّح ٱمْرَأَةً Inivit feminam: or he embraced a woman round the neck, and turned her over.


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