غطف
غَطَفٌ Ampleness of the means, or circumstances, of life: (
S,
O,
K:) like غَضَفٌ. (
O.)
A2: and Length, and a folding, (
O,
K,) in the edges of the eyelids, (
O,) or of the edges of the eyelids: (
K:) or length, and then a bending [
app. upwards] of the eyelashes: occurring in a
trad., and, as some relate it, with ع; but Er-Riyáshee knew not this, and thought it to be غَطَف: (
TA:) or abundance of the hair of the eyebrow: (
K:) said by
ISh to be
syn. with وَطَفٌ: (
TA:) but by
IDrd said to be the
contr. of وَطَف, and signifying paucity of the hair of the eyebrows: (
O,
TA:) and it is said to be sometimes used as meaning paucity of the eyelashes. (
TA.) [See also غَضَفٌ.]
غطفان, in a note to “ Abulf. Ann. ” i. 194, thought by Reiske to be the name of a bird, is
app. a mistake for some word relating to the cry of the bird called غَطَاط.]
غَاطُوفٌ A مِصْيَدَة [or snare, trap, gin, or net]: a
dial. var. of عَاطُوفٌ [
q. v.]. (
TA.) أَغْطَفُ A life (عَيْشٌ) ample in its means, or circumstances: like أَغْضَفُ. (
S, O.)
A2: And
syn. with أَوْطَفُ in relation to the edges of the eyelids [Having what is termed غَطَفٌ as meaning وَطَفٌ]. (
TA.)
