عكف

2 عَكَّفَ see 1, last quarter. ― -b2- One says, عكّف السِّلْكُ السُّمُوطَ i. e. [ The thread of the necklace ] kept from becoming scattered [ the things suspended therefrom ]. (O, from a verse of El-Aashà.) ― -b3- And عُكِّفَ النَّظْمُ, inf. n. تَعْكِيفٌ, The strung beads had gems disposed in regular order (نُضِّدَ, Lth, O, or نُظِمَ, K) among them. (Lth, O, K.) ― -b4- And عُكِّفَ الشَّعَرُ The hair was crisped, curled, or twisted, and contracted. (O, K.) And عكّفت شَعَرَهَا She (a woman) made her hair to cleave together, one part to another, and disposed it in plaits; as also ↓ عَكَفَتْهُ; (Ham p. 267;) but, accord. to Lth, they seldom said عَكَفَ in relation to hair that is termed مَعْكُوف, i. e. “ combed and plaited, ” though, if this were said, it would be correct. (O.)