مُنْعَطَفٌA place of inclining, or bending; [as also
مَعْطِفٌ, pl. مَعَاطِفُ;] and so
عِطَافَةٌ: you say مُنْعَطَفُ الوَادِىthe place of inclining, or bending, of the valley: and الأَوْدِيَةِ [the places of inclining, or bending, of the valleys]. (K voce كُسُورٌ.)
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