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جَعُدَ

Root: جعد

Form: 1

Full Definition

جَعُدَI , Present.T ـُ Verbal.Noun جُعُودَةٌ and جَعَادَةٌ, said of hair, It was, or became, crisp, or curly, or twisted, and contracted; was, or became, the contr. of سَبْط, or of مُسْتَرْسِل: or was, or became, short: and جَعِدَ, [Present.T ـَ] Verbal.Noun جَعَدٌ, signifies the same; as also تجعّد .
2 It became contracted, and compacted in lumps; as also تجعّد ; said of earth, or of moist earth. [The Verbal.Noun] جُعُودَةٌ is also sometimes used in describing the state of the froth, or foam, of a camel's mouth, when it is accumulated. (S.[See جَعْدٌ.])
3 Also, said of a cheek, Verbal.Noun جُعُودَةٌ, It was rough, or coarse, and short; contr. of أَسُلَ.
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