قمص

2 قَمَّصَ see 1, in three places. -A2- قمّصهُ قَمِيصًا He clad him with a قميص [or shirt ]: (S, Msb, K:) and قمّصهُ ثَوْبًا [ he clad him with a garment as a shirt ]. (A.) [Hence] you say, قمّصهُ ا@للّٰهُ وَشْىَ الخِلَافَةِ (tropical:) [ God invested him with the variegated robe of the office of Khaleefeh ]. (A.) And it is said in a trad., (K, TA,) that Mohammad said to 'Othmán, (TA,) اـِنَّ ا@للّٰهَ سَيُقَمِّصُكَ قَمِيصًا, meaning (tropical:) Verily God will invest thee with the apparel of the office of Khaleefeh, (K, TA,) and will ennoble and adorn thee like as he is ennobled and adorned who has a robe of honour conferred upon him. (TA.) ― -b2- قمّص الثَّوْبَ, (inf. n. تَقْمِيصٌ, TA,) He cut out a قَمِيص [or shirt ] from the piece of cloth. (Lh, M, A, TA.)