لبس

3 لابس الرَّجُلَ ذ , [inf. n. مُلَابَسَةٌ and لِبَاسٌ,] He mixed, consorted, or held social intercourse, with the man; syn. خَالَطَهُ. (M, A, Msb. *) [Hence, app., it is said that] اللِّبَاسُ signifies, (K,) or is from المُلَابَسَةُ, which signifies, (Ibn-'Arafeh) The mixing one's self and congregating: or the being mixed and congregated. (Ibn-'Arafeh, K.) You say, لَا بَسْتُهُ حَتَّى عَرَفْتُ دُخْلَتَهُ I mixed with him [ until I knew his mind, or inward state or circumstances ]. (A.) And لَا بَسْتُهُ [alone] signifies I knew his mind, or inward state or circumstances. (S, K.) ― -b2- لابس الأَمْرَ, and لابس عَمَلَهُ: see 5. ― -b3- [مُلَابَسَةٌ often signifies A close, or an intimate, connexion between two things.] See also 8.