قرف
3 قَارَفَهُ He was, or became, near to it; meaning some base thing, or the like. (TA.) See قَرَفٌ.قَرَفٌ The mixing with others; [and particularly with others who are diseased or the like]; a subst. from ↓ مُقَارَفَةٌ: (K:) the being near to [a person, or persons, or a place, infected with] disease: (S, TA:) the being near to pestilence, or epidemic disease. (T in art. تلف.) See تَلَفٌ.
أَعْرَضَتِ القِرْفَةُ signifies إِتَّسَعَتْ: (TA, art. عرض:) and اِتَّسَعَتْ قِرْفَتُهُ signifies كَثُرَ مَنْ يَتَّهِمُهُ. (TA, art. لبس.) See voce عَرُضَ.
مَقْرِفٌ A place of paring off: see an ex. voce صَمْغٌ.
