فرو

فَرْوَةٌ ذ : see the next preceding paragraph, in three places. ― -b2- Also The scalp, or skin of the head: (S, Msb, K:) or فَرْوَةُ الرَّأْسِ signifies the scalp, or skin of the head, with the hair thereof, (Lth, T, M, Mgh,) of a man, and of other than man: (M:) or the upper part of the head: (M, TA:) and one says, ضَرَبَهُ عَلَى أُمِّ فَرْوَتِهِ meaning [ He struck him upon ] his هَامَة [ crown, &c.]. (TA.) [Hence,] it is metaphorically applied, in a trad., to (tropical:) The skin of the face. (TA.) ― -b3- And (tropical:) A woman's [ head-covering such as is called ] خِمَار, (Mgh, K, TA,) or [ such as is called ] قِنَاع; occurring in a trad.; (Mgh, TA;) metaphorically applied thereto. (Mgh.) ― -b4- And (assumed tropical:) A crown, such as is worn by a king: (Z, K, * TA:) [said to be] so called because made of skins. (TA.) ― -b5- And A [ garment of the kind called ] جُبَّة of which the two sleeves have been tucked up. (K.) ― -b6- And The half of a [ garment such as is called ] كِسَاآء made of the soft hair of camels; (K, TA;) now known by the appellation of جبة [evidently a mistranscription, app. for خِبَّة, q. v.]. (TA.) ― -b7- And A [ bag such as is termed ] وَفْضَة [q. v.], (K, TA,) [i. e.] like the خَرِيطَة, made of skin, (TA,) in which the beggar puts his alms. (K, TA.) And hence, (TA,) ذُو الفَرْوَة means The beggar. (K, TA.) ― -b8- And A portion of herbage collected together and dry. (S, K.) ― -b9- And Waste, or uncultivated, land, having in it no herbage (T, K) and no بَرَش [or maculæ, or spots differing in colour from the rest ]. (T.) ― -b10- أَبُو فَرْوَةٍ signifies The بَلُّوط [here meaning chestnut, which is called in Egypt ابو فروة in the present day]; of the dial. of Egypt: it is thus called because within its husk is what resembles the soft hair of camels. (TA.) -A2- Also i. q. ثَرْوَةٌ, (Fr, As, ISk, T, S, M, Msb, K,) and غِنًى; (S, K;) [i. e. Abundance, and richness &c.;] accord. to Yaakoob [i. e. ISk], (M,) formed from ثَرْوَةٌ by substitution (S, M) of ف for ث: (M:) one says, اـِنَّهُ لَذُو ثَرْوَةٍ مِنَ المَالِ and فَرْوَةٍ, both meaning the same [i. e. Verily he is a possessor of abundance of property ]; (T, S; [in some copies of the latter, فِى المَالِ;]) so says ISk, (T,) or Fr; (S;) and As says the like: (S:) the latter says, فُلَانٌ ذُو فَرْوَةٍ and ثَرْوَةٍ, meaning Such a one is a possessor of abundant property. (T.)