اِسْتَفْرَمَت
Root: فرم
Form: 10
Full Definition
اِسْتَفْرَمَتX
She applied a medicament to her vulva, or vagina, to contract it: or she stuffed her vulva, or vagina, with the stones of raisins, and the like: the women of [the tribe of] Thakeef, having a wideness in that part, made this use of the stones of raisins, desiring thereby to contract it: [see also 2: and see فَرْمٌ:] the epithet
فَرْمَآءُ is applied to her who does thus; as also
مُسْتَفْرِمَةٌ .
2 And [hence] one says of a mare, اِسْتَفْرَمَتْ بِالحَصَى, meaning
2 And [hence] one says of a mare, اِسْتَفْرَمَتْ بِالحَصَى, meaning
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