طوق

طَائِقٌ ذ (S, O, K) and ↓ طَاقٌ (O, K) A prominence [app. meaning a ledge or ridge ] projecting from a mountain: (S, O, K:) and the former, (S,) or the latter, (K,) or each, (O,) also the like thereof in a well; (S, O, K; [in the CK, النِّيرِ is erroneously put for البِئْرِ;]) i. e., in the wall that surrounds the interior of a well; and its pl. is طَوَائِقُ: (TA:) and between any two pieces of wood [or planks ] of a ship, or boat: (S, O, K:) or طَائِقٌ signifies one of the pieces of wood [or planks ] of the interior of a زَوْرَق [or skiff ]: accord. to Aboo-'Amr Esh-Sheybánee, it is the middle. or in the middle, of a ship or boat: and accord. to As, a prominence projecting from a ship, or boat, like a ledge swelling out from a mountain: and also, he says, a ridge, or ledge, in a [ mountain, or portion of a mountain, such as is termed ] قُنَّة: accord. to Lth, طَائِقُ كُلِّ شَىْءٍ signifies any mountain, or [ hill such as is termed ] أَكَمَة, that surrounds anything: and its pl. is أَطْوَاقٌ [like أَصْحَابٌ pl. of صَاحِبٌ]. (TA.) ― -b2- طَائِقٌ also signifies, accord. to Ibn-Hamzeh, The curved extremity of a bow; which is said to be called its ↓ طَاق; but this he disallows. (TA.) ― -b3- See also طَاقٌ, first sentence.