خِفَآءٌ
Root: خفى
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خِفَآءٌ
A [garment of the kind called] رِدَآء, which a woman wears over her other clothes: or a [garment of the kind called] كِسَآء: and any covering of a thing, whatever it be with which one covers a thing, such as a
كساء
and the like: pl. أَخْفِيَةٌ.
2 [Hence,] أَخْفِيَةُ النَّوْرِ The calyxes of flowers: sing. as above.
3 And أَخْفِيَةُ الكَرَا [The coverings of drowsiness; meaning] the eyes.
2 [Hence,] أَخْفِيَةُ النَّوْرِ The calyxes of flowers: sing. as above.
3 And أَخْفِيَةُ الكَرَا [The coverings of drowsiness; meaning] the eyes.
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