مَعْطِفٌ

; and its plural مَعَاطِفُ: see مُنْعَطَفٌ. [A place of inclining, or bending, of the body; whence,] سَهْلُ المَعْطِفِ and المَعَاطِفِ: see عِطْفٌ: [and a place of flexure, or creasing, of the skin; whence it is said that the plural] مَعَاطِفُ signifies the places, of the body, that sweat. (TA in article عرض.) [And A place of doubling, or folding; or a duplicature, or fold, of a garment, or piece of cloth.]