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2 تَدْسِيمٌ تدسيم , (S,) inf. n. of دسّم, (Msb,) signifies The smearing (S, Msb) a thing, (S,) or a morsel, or mouthful, (Msb,) [or seasoning it, imbuing it, or soaking it,] with دَسَم [i. e. grease, or gravy, or dripping]. (S, Msb.) ― -b2- دَسِّمُوا نُونَتَهُ, (Mgh, K,) said by 'Othmán respecting a beautiful boy, (Mgh,) means Blacken ye his dimple in the chin, in order that the evil eye may not have effect upon it. (Mgh, K. *) [Accord. to another explanation, mentioned in the TA, the blackness denoted by this phrase is behind the ear: but this is evidently a mistake.] ― -b3- See also 1.
An Arabic-English Lexicon. London. Williams and Norgate. 1863.
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