كِرْيَاسٌ

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كِرْيَاسٌ A privy on the top of the roof of a house, with a conduit from the ground, or, as in some lexicons, to the ground: one that is below is not so called: or the privy of an upper chamber: of the measure فِعْيَالٌ, from كِرْسٌ, meaning, “ compacted dung and urine of camels, or of sheep or goats: ” so called because of the filth that adheres to it, and becomes compacted: incorrectly said by some to be also written كِرْبَاسٌ, with the single-pointed letter [ب]: the pl. is كَرَايِيسُ.

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