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قِنَاعٌ

Root: قنع

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قِنَاعٌ A woman's covering worn over the خِمَار [or head-covering]; a woman's headcovering, wider than the .
2 قِنَاعُ القَلْبِ The integument of the heart; the pericardium. (Mgh in art. خلع; and K.)
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