ثلث

مَثْلُوثٌ مثلوث Property of which a third part has been taken. (A.) ― -b2- [Applied to a verse,] That of which a third has been taken away: (M, K:) whatever is مَثْلُوث is مَنْهُوك: (TA:) or the former word signifies as above, and the latter signifies that of which two thirds have been taken away: this is the opinion of the authors on versification with respect to the metres called رَجَز and مُنْسَرِح: (M, TA:) the مثلوث in poetry is that whereof two feet out of six have gone. (TA.) ― -b3- A rope composed of three strands (Lth, T, S, M, A, K) twisted together, (Lth, T, A,) and in like manner woven, or plaited: (Lth, T:) and ropes composed of four, five, six, seven, and nine, strands, but not of eight nor of ten, are similarly called. (M.) ― -b4- A garment of the kind called كِسَاآء woven of wool and camels' hair (وَبَر) and goats' hair (شَعَر). (Fr, T.) ― -b5- مَزَادَةٌ مَثْلَوثَةٌ A مزادة [or leathern water-bag ] made of three skins. (T. S, A, K.) ― -b6- أَرْضٌ مَثْلُوثَةٌ Land turned over three times for sowing or cultivating. (A.) ― -b7- See also ثَلُوثٌ.