عِطَافٌ

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عِطَافٌ and مِعْطَفٌ [A garment of either of the kinds called] a رِدَآء and a طَيْلَسَان, and any garment that is worn like as is the رِدَآء, and the former also signifies an إِزَار: the two words are like إِزَارٌ and مِئْزَرٌ, &c.: and the ردآء is said to be called عطاف because it falls against the two sides of the man's neck, which are termed his عِطْفَانِ: the pl. [of pauc.] of عِطَافٌ is أَعْطِفَةٌ and [of mult.] عُطُفٌ and عُطُوفٌ; and عُطْفٌ [also] is a pl. of عِطَافٌ as meaning an إِزَار: the pl. of مِعْطَفٌ is مَعَاطِفُ; but As says that he had not heard any sing. of this pl.
2 Hence, عِطَافٌ signifies also A sword; because the Arabs called it [in like manner] رِدَآءٌ [q. v.]; and so مِعْطَفٌ .
3 And one says, السَّيْفُ عِطَافِى وَإِبَاطِى, meaning I put, or place, the sword upon my side, and beneath my armpit. (TA in art. ابط.)

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