يَفْتَلُونَ الفَلَاةَ

, (T,) or المَكَانَ, (K, *) (tropical:) They depasture the herbage (T, K *) of the فلاة [or desert, or waterless desert, &c.], (T,) or of the place, (K,) and seek for the portions of herbage that are beginning to dry up therein; like as [is done when] the head is searched for lice (كَمَا يُفْتَلَى الرَّأْسُ or كما يُفْلَى الرأس according to two transcripts from the T). (T in arts. فلو and فلى of the TT.) [This meaning of the verb is explained (imperfectly) in article فلو, to which it does not belong.]