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سُلَافٌ

Root: سلف

Full Definition

سُلَافٌ and سُلَافَةٌ The portion that flows before its being expressed, of the juice of the grape; and this is the most excellent of wine: or the first that is expressed, of wine: or the portion that flows without its being expressed: or the first that descends, thereof: or the clearest, or purest, and most excellent, of wine, such as flow from the grapes without their being pressed, and without steeping, or maceration; and in like manner, such as flows from dates, and from raisins, before water has been added to it after the exuding of the first thereof; or the latter signifies the first that is expressed, of anything: or it has this meaning also: and the former is a name for wine [absolutely]: or each has this meaning: or each signifies the clear, or pure, of wine, and of anything.
2 سُلَافُ العَسْكَرِ: see سَالِفٌ.
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