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كُتْبَةٌ

Root: كتب

Full Definition

كُتْبَةٌ A thong with which one sews a مَزَادَة or a قِرْبَة: pl. كُتَبٌ.
2 That with which the vulva of a camel is closed in order that she may not be covered: pl. كُتَبٌ.
3 A seam or suture, in a skin or hide; [app. made by sewing together two edges so that one laps over the other;] a خُرْزَةٌ whereof the thong conjoins the two faces [or sides]: or a خرزة that is joined together with a thong: or that whereof the thong conjoins each of the two faces [or sides]: pl. كُتَبٌ.
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