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فَالِكٌ

Root: فلك

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فَالِكٌ and مُفَلِّكٌ A girl whose breast is becoming round, like the فَلْكَة [or whirl ]. [And the former is also applied as an epithet to the breast: for] AA says that [the pl.] فَوَالِكُ is applied to breasts (ثُدِىّ) that are less than such as are termed نَوَاهِدُ.
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