غشو ند غشى

غِشَاآءٌ ذ A cover, or covering; syn. غِطَاآءٌ: (S, Msb:) or it differs from the غِطَاآء in being of clothing or the like: (TA in art. غطو) and غِشَاوَةٌ [q. v.] signifies the same: (Msb;) [the pl. of the former is أَغْشِيَةٌ and أَغْشَاآءٌ; the former regular; and the latter, (which occurs in this art. in the TA in an explanation of غَوَاشٍ, pl. of غَاشِيَةٌ.) like اآدَامٌ as pl. of اـِدَامٌ.] The غِشَاآء of the heart is The cover, or covering, thereof; (K, TA;) the قَمِيص thereof, likewise mentioned in the K as being called the ↓ غَاشِيَة; a covering of skin, (i. e. the pericardium, ] the removal of which therefrom causes death; and also called the ↓ غِشَاوَة, this being expl. as meaning the skin of the heart: (TA:) and so of the horse's saddle; (K, TA;) which is a covering of skin or other material: (TA:) [see also غَاشِيَةٌ:] and so of the sword; (K, TA.) which is its غِلَاف [a term applied to its scabbard, and also to a case, or covering, enclosing the scabbard, or enclosing the scabbard with its appertenances ] (TA;) and so of other things. (K.)