مشط

مُشْطٌ ذ (S, Msb, K,) and ↓ مِشْطٌ, (Msb, K,) but the latter disapproved by IDrd, (TA,) and ↓ مَشْطٌ, (K,) and accord. to some with each of the three vowels to the ش, but this requires consideration [in other cases than those here following], (MF,) and ↓ مُشُطٌ (Ks, K) and ↓ مُشُطٌّ (AHeyth, K) and ↓ مَشِطٌ (K) and ↓ مِمْشَطٌ, (IB, K,) of all which the first is the most chaste, (TA,) A comb: pl. أَمْشَاطٌ (S, Msb, K,) and مِشَاطٌ. (IB, K.) ― -b2- مُشْطٌ مِنَ الحَدِيدِ A curry comb (مِحَسَّةٌ): so called by a poet because it has teeth like the مُشْط. (TA, art. نمص.) ― -b3- Also مُشْطٌ (tropical:) [ An upright loom; ] a loom with which one weaves, set upright: (K, TA:) pl. أَمْشَاطٌ. (TA.) You say ضَرَبَ النَّاسِجُ بِمِشْطِهِ and أَمْشَاطِهِ (tropical:) [app. meaning The weaver wove with his upright loom and his upright looms ]. (TA.) ― -b4- (tropical:) [The metatarsal bones; ] the سُلَامَيَات of the upper part of the foot; (S, K;) i. e. the slender bones spread upon the foot, exclusive of the toes; [also called, more particularly, or perhaps only called, مُشْطُ القَدَمِ or مُشْطُ الرِّجْلِ:] pl. أَمْشَاطٌ. (TA.) You say, اِنكَسَرَ مُشْطُ قَدَمِهِ (tropical:) [ His metatarsal bones broke ]. (TA.) And قَامُوا عَلَى أَمْشَاطِ أَرْجُلِهِمْ (tropical:) [ They stood upon their metatarsal bones ]. (TA.) ― -b5- مُشْطُ الكَتِفِ (assumed tropical:) The wide bone of the scapula: (S:) or a wide bone thereof: (K:) or the wide flesh thereof: (T, TA:) ― -b6- مُشْطٌ also signifies (assumed tropical:) A certain mark made with a hot iron upon camels, (K,) in the form of a comb, (Sb, TA,) upon the body, and the neck, and the thigh. (Aboo-'Alee, TA.)