خمل

خَمْلٌ خمل [The nap, or pile, or villous substance on the surface, of cloth; ] i. q. هُدْبٌ; (S, Msb;) or the هُدْب of the [ kind of garment called ] قَطِيفَة [q. v.] and the like, (K, TA,) of woven cloths whereof portions [ of the substance ] are redundant; (TA;) or [rather] what resembles هُدْب on the surface of a كِسَاآء [or the like ]; (Mgh;) the خَمْل of a [ carpet such as is called ] طُنْفُسَة [or طِنْفِسَة &c.] and of a garment; as also ↓ خَمِيلَةٌ, of which the pl. [or rather coll. gen. n.] is ↓ خَمِيلٌ. (JK.) ― -b2- Also A طِنْفِسَة [ itself ]: (S, K:) or so ↓ خَمِيلَةٌ: and خَمْلٌ signifies as first explained above, and also a قَطِيفَة [ itself ]: (Msb:) or ↓ خَمِيلَةٌ has this last meaning; as also ↓ خَمْلَةٌ and ↓ خِمْلَةٌ; (K, * TA; [in the CK, كَالخَمِيلَهِ والخَمْلَةُ is erroneously put for كالخَمْلَةِ والخِمْلَةِ;]) or signifies a قطيفة having خَمْل [or nap ]: (TA:) and its pl. [or coll. gen. n.] is as above. (Msb, TA.) ― -b3- And The feathers, , or plumage, of the ostrich; (JK, T, M, K;) as also ↓ خَمَالَةٌ and ↓ خَمِيلَةٌ; (T, M, K;) of which last the pl. [or coll. gen. n.] is as above. (TA.)