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حَوًى

Root: حوى

Full Definition

حَوًى , or حَوِيَّةٌ , The having, or assuming, a round, or circular, or coiled, form; or roundness or circularity [or the state of being coiled]; of anything; as, for instance, of a serpent; and of certain asterisms, which appear regularly disposed in a round, or circular, form. [See 5.]
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