خَلِيسٌ
Root: خلس
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خَلِيسٌ
[an epithet having the sense of the pass. part. n. of خَلَسَهُ; i.e., Seized, or carried off, by force; &c.]. [Hence,] طَعْنَةٌ خَلِيسٌ
A thrust, or wound, with a spear or the like, which one has seized an opportunity to inflict, by means of his skill.
def.2 A courageous man; as also مُخَالِسٌ and خَلَّاسٌ .
def.3 Also, and مُخْلِسٌ , Hair having whiteness mixed with its blackness, in equal proportions: or with more blackness than whiteness: or mostly white: or partly white. And the former, Having a mixture of whiteness with the blackness of his hair.
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def.2 A courageous man; as also مُخَالِسٌ and خَلَّاسٌ .
def.3 Also, and مُخْلِسٌ , Hair having whiteness mixed with its blackness, in equal proportions: or with more blackness than whiteness: or mostly white: or partly white. And the former, Having a mixture of whiteness with the blackness of his hair.
2 [Hence,] the former also signifies
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