سحف

سَحِيفَةٌ ذ The fat called سَحْفَةٌ that one has pared off from the back of a sheep or goat. (ISk, S.) ― -b2- And sing. of سَحَائِفُ, (Lth, TA,) which signifirs The layers of fat between the layers [ of flesh ] of the flanks: and similar wide portions of fat that are seen adhering to the skin. (Lth, K, TA.) ― -b3- Also A rain (مَطْرَةٌ) that sweeps away that along which it passes: (S, O, L, TA:) in the K, by the omission of كَسَفِينَةٍ, this meaning is erroneously assigned to سَحُوفٌ: accord. to As, a sharp rain, that sweeps away everything: and سَحِيقَةٌ, with ق, a vehement rain, consisting of large drops, but of little width: pls. سَحَائِفُ and سَحَائِقُ. (TA.)