فَرِيشٌ

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فَرِيشٌ A plant, or herbage, that becomes spread upon the ground, not standing up upon a stem. [See also مُفَرِّشٌ.]
2 And A girl, or young woman, compressed by a man; an instance of فَعِيلٌ from اِفْتَعَلَ; [being from اِفْتَرَشَ;] but not heard by Az on any other authority than that of Lth.
3 And An Arabian Bull [or perhaps it is properly an epithet applied to that animal as meaning] having no hump: [see also مُفَرَّشٌ as applied to a camel:] or فِرَاشٌ, which is pl. of فَرِيشٌ, signifies a sort of oxen, between the دِرَاب and عِرَاب having small humps, and their اعياب [a mistranscription for أَغْبَاب, i. e. dewlaps, pl. of غَبَبٌ,] are flaccid, or pendulous. (TA voce دَرَبَانِيَّةٌ.)
4 Also A mare, or any solid-hoofed animal, seven days, or seven nights, after her having foaled; which is the best of times for putting a burden upon her: and that has recently brought forth; so says Kt; like the نُفَسَآ of women; or like the مُعْوِذ of she-camels: pl. فَرَائِشُ.
5 See also فَرْشٌ, latter half.

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