دِمَامٌ
Root: دم
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دِمَامٌ
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دَمٌّ A thing of any kind with which one smears, or does over, the face [&c.]: said by some to be the red pigment with which women redden their faces: and particularly, [i. e. both these words,] or the former, a medicinal liniment with which one smears the forehead of a child and the exterior of his eyes: or the former word, a medicament with which the forehead of a child is smeared, called
حُضَض or حُضُض: and as some say, [the pigment called] نَؤُور: and a collyrium, or liniment, that is applied to the eye: or any medicament with which the exterior of the eye is smeared; such as aloes, and saffron: and i. q.
نَؤُورٌ, which is applied to the gums. بُصِّرَتْ
بِدِمَامٍ, said of the feathers of an arrow, means
2 Also, [i. e. both words,] or the former word,
2 Also, [i. e. both words,] or the former word,
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