عُثَيْثَةٌ
Root: عث
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عُثَيْثَةٌ
dim. of عُثَّةٌ [n. un. of عُثٌّ, q. v.]. It is said in a prov.,
[A little moth-worm gnawing a smooth skin]: applied to a man endeavouring to make an impression, or produce an effect, upon a thing, and unable to do so: and said in contempt of a man and of what the latter says in finding fault with one who is free from faults.عُثَيْثَةٌ تَقْرِمُ جِلْدًا أَمْلَسَا
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