غُمْرَةٌ
Root: غمر
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غُمْرَةٌ
A kind of liniment, made from [the plant called] وَرْس, used by a bride, for her person: or [the plant] ورس [itself]: or saffron; as also
غُمْرٌ : or كُرْكُمٌ [which also means saffron and bastard saffron]: or gypsum; syn. جِصٌّ: or, accord. to Aboo-Sa'eed, a mixture of dates and milk, with which the face of a woman is smeared, to render her skin fine: and the pl. is غُمَرٌ. [See also خُمْرَةٌ.]
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