Lane's Arabic-English Lexicon

غِلَالَةٌ

Root: غل

Full Definition

غِلَالَةٌ A garment that is worn next the body, beneath the other garment, and likewise beneath the coat of mail; also called غُلَّةٌ : pl. [of the former] غَلَائِلُ and [of the latter] غُلَلٌ.
2 And A piece of cloth with which a woman makes her posteriors [to appear] large, binding it upon her hinder part, beneath her waist-wrapper; as also غُلَّةٌ , of which the pl. is غُلَلٌ.
3 And The pin that connects the two heads of the ring [of a coat of mail]: pl. غَلَائِلُ. And غَلَائِلُ signifies Coats of mail: or the pins thereof that connect the heads of the rings: or linings, or inner coverings, that are worn beneath them, i. e. beneath the coats of mail: and [it is said that] the sing. thereof is غَلِيلَةٌ .


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