الو

مِئْلَاةٌ ذ The piece of rag which a woman holds in wailing, (S, TA,) and with which she makes signs: (TA:) [it is generally dyed blue, the colour of mourning; and the woman sometimes holds it over her shoulders, and sometimes twirls it with both hands over her head, or before her face:] pl. مَاآلٍ: (S, TA:) which also signifies rags used for the menses. (TA in art. غبر.)