رِبْذَةٌ
Root: ربذ
Full Definition
رِبْذَةٌ
and
رَبَذَةٌ , the former of which is said to be the more chaste, The wisp of wool, or piece of rag, with which one smears with tar a camel that is
2 Also The piece of rag with which the goldsmith polishes ornaments.
3 And the former word, The rag of a menstruating woman; the thing that the menstruating woman throws away.
4 And [hence,]
5 And [hence likewise,]
6 Also The stopper (صِمَام) of a bottle, or flask.
7 Also, and رَبَذَةٌ of which latter رَبَذٌ is pl., or rather a quasi-pl. n., [or more properly a coll. gen. n., رَبَذَةٌ being its n. un.,] A single one of the رَبَذ meaning tufts of dyed wool (عُهُون) which are hung upon the necks of camels; and which are likewise called مَرَابِذُ an irreg. pl. like مَحَاسِنُ [and مَلَامَحُ &c.]; or which are hung upon a she-camel: or a tuft of dyed wool (عهْنَةٌ) which is hung upon the ear of a camel &c., [i. e.,] upon the ear of a he-camel and she-camel, or of a sheep or goat.
8 The pl. of رِبْذَةٌ in all the senses expl. above is رِبذٌ and رِبَاذٌ
2 Also The piece of rag with which the goldsmith polishes ornaments.
3 And the former word, The rag of a menstruating woman; the thing that the menstruating woman throws away.
4 And [hence,]
5 And [hence likewise,]
6 Also The stopper (صِمَام) of a bottle, or flask.
7 Also, and رَبَذَةٌ of which latter رَبَذٌ is pl., or rather a quasi-pl. n., [or more properly a coll. gen. n., رَبَذَةٌ being its n. un.,] A single one of the رَبَذ meaning tufts of dyed wool (عُهُون) which are hung upon the necks of camels; and which are likewise called مَرَابِذُ an irreg. pl. like مَحَاسِنُ [and مَلَامَحُ &c.]; or which are hung upon a she-camel: or a tuft of dyed wool (عهْنَةٌ) which is hung upon the ear of a camel &c., [i. e.,] upon the ear of a he-camel and she-camel, or of a sheep or goat.
8 The pl. of رِبْذَةٌ in all the senses expl. above is رِبذٌ and رِبَاذٌ
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