غِشَآءٌ

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غِشَآءٌ A cover, or covering; syn. غِطَآءٌ: or it differs from the غِطَآء in being of clothing or the like: (TA in art. غطو) and غِشَاوَةٌ [q. v.] signifies the same: [the pl. of the former is أَغْشِيَةٌ and أَغْشَآءٌ; the former regular; and the latter, (which occurs in this art. in the TA in an explanation of غَوَاشٍ, pl. of غَاشِيَةٌ.) like آدَامٌ as pl. of إِدَامٌ.] The غِشَآء of the heart is The cover, or covering, thereof; the قَمِيص thereof, likewise mentioned in the K as being called the ; a covering of skin, (i. e. the pericardium,] the removal of which therefrom causes death; and also called the , this being expl. as meaning the skin of the heart: and so of the horse's saddle; which is a covering of skin or other material: [see also غَاشِيَةٌ:] and so of the sword; which is its غِلَاف [a term applied to its scabbard, and also to a case, or covering, enclosing the scabbard, or enclosing the scabbard with its appertenances] and so of other things.

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