حصن

مِحْصَنٌ محص محصن A lock; syn. قُفْلٌ. (K.) ― -b2- The piece of iron that extends upwards upon the nose of the horse, having its base in the كِعَامَة, which is the iron thing that embraces, or clasps, (تَلْتَقِمُ,) the muzzle of the horse. (IDrd in his book on the Saddle and Bridle, pp. 8-9.) [Jac. Schultens, as cited in Freytag's Lex., explains it as Ferramentum quoddam in fræno equi et frænum ipsum. ] ― -b3- A [ basket of the kind called ] زَبِيل: (K:) one should not say مِحْصَنَةٌ. (TA.)