جعد

1 جَعُدَ جعد , aor. جَعُدَ , inf. n. جُعُودَةٌ (S, A, Msb, K) and جَعَادَةٌ, (K,) said of hair, (S, A, Msb, K,) It was, or became, crisp, or curly, or twisted, and contracted; (Msb;) was, or became, the contr. of سَبْط, (K,) or of مُسْتَرْسِل: (Msb:) or was, or became, short: (Kr, K:) and جَعِدَ, [aor. جَعَدَ ,] (Msb, TA,) inf. n. جَعَدٌ, (TA,) signifies the same; (Msb, TA;) as also ↓ تجعّد. (K.) ― -b2- (assumed tropical:) It became contracted, and compacted in lumps; (L;) as also ↓ تجعّد; (L, K; *) said of earth, (K,) or of moist earth. (L.) [The inf. n.] جُعُودَةٌ is also sometimes used in describing the state of the froth, or foam, of a camel's mouth, when it is accumulated. (S.[See جَعْدٌ.]) ― -b3- Also, said of a cheek, inf. n. جُعُودَةٌ, (assumed tropical:) It was rough, or coarse, and short; contr. of أَسُلَ. (L.)