كور

كُوَارَةُ نَحْلٍ ذ , (S, Msb, K,) and ↓ كُوَّارَة, (Msb, K,) written in both these ways in the T, in explanation of the word عَمِيرَةٌ, (Mgh,) and ↓ كِوَارَة, (T, TS, L, K,) and ↓ كِوَار, (T, TS, L, Msb,) A bee-hive; or habitation of bees; syn. خَلِيَّةٌ: (Msb:) or a bee-hive, when made of clay: (El-Ghooree, in Mgh:) or a bee-hive, or habitation of bees, when containing honey: (Msb:) or a thing made for bees, of twigs, (T, Mgh, TS,) or of clay, (TS, K,) or of twigs and clay, accord. to most copies of the K, or of twigs only, accord. to most of the lexicologists, (TA,) like a قِرْطَالَة [ an asses' pannier ], (T, Mgh, TS,) narrow at the head, (T, Mgh, TS, K,) in which they make their honey: (TA:) or the honey of bees in the wax: (S, Msb, K:) or ↓ كُوَّارَاتٌ [pl. of كُوَّارَةٌ] signifies domestic bee-hives; as also كَوَائِرٌ. (AHn, K.) [Of the latter pl., it is said in the TA, that ISd holds it to be pl., not of كوارة, but, of كُوَّرَة: but the passage seems to be corrupt.]