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عَقَّدَ

Root: عقد

Form: 2

Full Definition

عَقَّدَII see 1, first sentence. [Hence,] عَقَّدُوا النَّوَاصِىَ [They tied the forelocks of their horses in knots] on an occasion of war, or battle; it being customary on such an occasion to do thus to the hair of the mane and that of the tail.
2 See again 1, former half,. in two places:
3 and latter half also in two places.
4 See also 4.
5 عقّد كَلَامَهُ He rendered his speech, or language, obscure. And فِى كَلَامِهِ تَعْقِيدٌ In his speech, or language, is obscurity.
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