ملس

أَمْلَسُ ذ Smooth; sleek; free from asperities; [ contr. of خَشِنٌ;] (S, M, K;) having in it nothing upon which to lay hold; smooth to the feel; (Msb;) and ↓ مَلِيسٌ signifies the same; (TA;) and ↓ مَلْسٌ [in like manner], anything smooth or soft: (TA:) fem. of the first, مَلْسَاآءُ: (M, A, &c.:) and pl. مُلْسٌ. (A.) You say, ثَوْبٌ أَمْلَسُ [ A smooth garment, or piece of cloth ]. And صَخْرَةٌ مَلْسَاآءُ [ A smooth rock ]. (A, TA.) And قَوْسٌ مَلْسَاآءُ and ↓ مَلِيسٌ A bow in which is no crack. (M.) And ضَرَبَهُ عَلَى مَلْسَاآءِ مَتْنِهِ and ↓ مُلَيْسَائِهِ He struck him upon the even and smooth part of his back. (M.) ― -b2- (tropical:) A camel (A) having a sound back, (S, K,) free from mange or scab. (A, TA.) So in the proverb, (S,) هَانَ عَلَى الأَمْلَسِ مَا لَاقَى الدَّبِرُ (tropical:) [ What he that had galls on his back experienced was a light matter to him that had a sound back ]: (S, K:) applied to him who has an ill concern for his companion. (K.) ― -b3- أَرْضٌ مَلْسَاآءُ: see اـِمْلِيسٌ. ― -b4- سَنَةٌ مَلْسَاآءُ (tropical:) A year without herbage: (A:) or a year of sterility: pl. أَمَالِيسُ, contr. to rule. (M.) ― -b5- المَلْسَاآءُ (tropical:) The lowest heaven. (TA, art. جرب.) ― -b6- قَهْوَةٌ مَلْسَاآءُ (A) or خَمْرٌ مَلْسَاآءُ (K) (tropical:) Wine easy to swallow; (A;) wine that descends easily in the throat. (K.) ― -b7- مَلْسَاآءُ [as an epithet in which the quality of a subst. predominates] (assumed tropical:) Sour milk with which pure [ fresh ] milk is mixed; as also ↓ مُلَيْسَاآءُ. (IDrd, K.) ― -b8- جِلْدُهُ أَمْلَسُ (tropical:) He has no blame attaching to him. (A, TA.) ― -b9- خِمْسٌ أَمْلَسُ (tropical:) A fatiguing, severe [ journey such as is called ] خمس. (K.)