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قَصِيبَةٌ

Root: قصب

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قَصِيبَةٌ : see قُصَّابَةٌ.
2 Also, and قُصَّابَةٌ , and قَصَبَةٌ , and , and تَقْصِبَةٌ , A lock of hair having a [spiral] twisted form [so as to be like a hollow cane]: or a pendent lock of hair that is twisted so as to curl [in a spiral form]; not plaited: or قَصِيبَةٌ signifies a lock of hair that curls naturally so as to be like a hollow cane; and its pl. is قَصَائِبٌ: [and,] accord. to Lth, such is termed قَصَبَةٌ [and app. قُصَّابَةٌ also]: and , of which the pl. is تَقَاصِيبُ, signifies such as is twisted and made to curl by a woman; [and so, app., تَقْصِبَةٌ ;] i. e., such as, being [naturally] lank, is curled by means of canes and thread.
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