حَصِبينٌ
Root: حصن
Full Definition
حَصِبينٌ
, applied to a place, or to a حِصْن [or fortress], Inaccessible, or unapproachable, or difficult of access; syn. مَنِيعٌ; [unattainable, by reason of its height; fortified, or protected against attack, so that one cannot gain access to what is within it; (see حَصُنَ, of which it is the part. n.;)] a building that protects him who has recourse to it for refuge.
2 هُوَ الحَصِينُ أَنْ يُرَامَ, meaning أَحْصَنُ مِنْ أَنْ يُرَامَ: see the first paragraph in art. ال.
3 دِرْعٌ and حَصِينَةٌ A coat of mail firmly, strongly, or compactly made: or trusty, or trusted in, having the rings [for الخلق in the L and TA, I read الحَلَق,] near together; such that weapons produce no effect upon it: so called because it is [as] a حِصْن to the body.
2 هُوَ الحَصِينُ أَنْ يُرَامَ, meaning أَحْصَنُ مِنْ أَنْ يُرَامَ: see the first paragraph in art. ال.
3 دِرْعٌ and حَصِينَةٌ A coat of mail firmly, strongly, or compactly made: or trusty, or trusted in, having the rings [for الخلق in the L and TA, I read الحَلَق,] near together; such that weapons produce no effect upon it: so called because it is [as] a حِصْن to the body.
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