مَطْوًى ; and its pl. مَطَاوٍ, and as a prefixed n. مَطَاوِى: see طَىٌّ, in five places. مَطْوًى may be used as an Verbal.Noun, meaning The folding of a garment, or piece of cloth: and as meaning the place of folding the…

مِطْوًى [A winder for thread;] a thing upon which spun thread is wound. 2 And, as a word used by the vulgar, [but by them generally pronounced مَطْوَى, with fet-h, and without tenween,] A small [clasp-] knife.…

مَطْوِىٌّ [Folded, folded up, or folded together, and rolled up: see 1, first sentence. 2 And hence, Made compact, as though folded; and round, like a scroll]. You say اِمْرَأَةٌ مَطْوِيَّةُ الخَلْقِ (S and K in art. مكر…