تغضّن
Root: غضن
Form: 5
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تغضّنV
It was, or became, wrinkled, shrivelled, or puckered; syn. تَشَنَّجَ; as also
, Verbal.Noun غَضَنٌ [and app. غُضُونٌ, like قُبُولٌ as an Verbal.Noun of قَبِلَ. though this requires consideration, as will be shown by what follows]. said of the face as having this signification, or as signifying it was, or became, wrinkled and speckled; [and so, perhaps, غضّن , for] التغضين [if not a mistranscription for التَّغَضُّنُ], as also
, is syn. with التَّشَنُّجُ; and one says رَجُلٌ ذُو فِى جَبْهَتِهِ meaning تَكَسُّرٍ [i. e. a man having a wrinkling in his forehead; but غُضُون may be here used as pl. of غَضْنٌ, and thus meaning wrinkles]: and
غَضَنٌ signifies a bending (تَثَنٍّ and تَلَوٍّ) of a branch or twig or the like. One says also, تَغَضَّنَتِ الدِّرْعُ عَلَى
لَابِسِهَا
The coat of mail became folded, [or it hung, or sat, with folds,] upon its wearer.
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