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حَمَامَةٌ حمام حمامه حمامة n. un. of حَمَامٌ [q. v.]. (S, Msb.) ― -b2- [Hence, app.,] (assumed tropical:) A woman: or a beautiful woman. (K, TA. [In the CK, only the latter.]) -A2- The middle of the breast or chest. (K, TA.) The قَصّ [or breast, or head of the breast, or pit at the head of the breast, or middle of the breast, or the sternum,] of a horse. (K.) The callous protuberance upon the breast of a camel. (K.) ― -b2- The sheave of the pulley of a bucket. (K.) ― -b3- The ring of a door. (K.) ― -b4- The clean court of a قَصْر [or palace, &c.]. (K.) -A3- See also the next paragraph.

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