علْفُوفٌ
Root: علف
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علْفُوفٌ
Coarse, rough, rude, or churlish, and advanced in age: and in this sense also applied to a woman: or, thus applied, it signifies old, or aged. And An old man, fleshy, and having much hair: (K, TA: [in the CK, المُشْعَرَانِىُّ is put for الشَّعْرَانِىُّ:]) or, accord. to Az, شَيْخٌ عُلْفُوفٌ signifies an old man having much flesh and hair. And it is also expl. as signifying A man in whom is negligence.
2 Also, applied to a horse, Generous, or high-bred, or a male, or a stallion, large, big, or bulky; syn. حِصَانٌ ضَخْمٌ.
3 And, applied to a goat, Having much hair.
4 And نَاقَةٌ عُلْفُوفُ السَّنَامِ A she-camel having the hump much enveloped with fur [so I render مُلَفَّفَتُهُ (see art. لف)], as though wrapped with a كِسَآء.
2 Also, applied to a horse, Generous, or high-bred, or a male, or a stallion, large, big, or bulky; syn. حِصَانٌ ضَخْمٌ.
3 And, applied to a goat, Having much hair.
4 And نَاقَةٌ عُلْفُوفُ السَّنَامِ A she-camel having the hump much enveloped with fur [so I render مُلَفَّفَتُهُ (see art. لف)], as though wrapped with a كِسَآء.
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