قَارِصٌ

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قَارِصٌ [act. part. n. of قَرَصَهُ; Pinching: &c. (See an ex. voce مَوْقُوصٌ.)
2 Biting; applied to a flea, &c.
3 And hence,] A certain insect, like the بَقّ [q. v.,] that bites.
4 [Hence also, Pinching, or paining;] applied to cold.
5 And, applied to milk, and beverage, or such as is termed نَبِيذ, That bites the tongue: or, when applied to milk, it is to camels' milk in particular, and signifies sour: in the K is added, or sour milk upon which much fresh is milked so that the acidity goes away: but this is a mistake; for it is an explanation, given by Sgh, of the epithet مُمَحَّلٌ, occurring in a verse of Abu-n-Nejm, where it is coupled with قَارِصٌ. It is said in a proverb, عَدَا القَارِصُ فَحَزَرَ What was biting to the tongue attained to an excessive degree, so that it became acid: meaning, the affair, or case, became distressing.
6 [Hence also,] قَارِصَةٌ [for كَلِمَةٌ قَارِصَةٌ] A saying that hurts; or that pains; or that troubles and pains one like the pinching of the body: pl. قَوَارِصُ.

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