مِقْلَدٌ
Root: قلد
Full Definition
مِقْلَدٌ
A kind of key, like a reaping-hook, with which, sometimes, herbage is twisted, (يُقْلَدُ, i. e., يُفْتَلُ,) like as [the kind of trefoil, or clover, called] قَتّ
is twisted when it is made into ropes; pl. مَقَالِيدُ: a stick with a crooked head, which is used for that purpose: also, a reaping-hook with which
قَتّ
is cut. See also إِقْلِيدٌ.
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