فَرَاشَةٌ

2.
Also (tropical:) A small quantity of water: (A, O, K, TA:) one says, لَمْ يَبْقَ فِى الإِنَاءِ إِلَّا فَرَاشَةٌ [There remained not in the vessel save a small quantity of water]. (O, TA.) And A small quantity of water remaining in pools left by torrents, the ground beneath which is seen, by reason of its clearness: and some say, a place where water collects and remains in a smooth, or hard and smooth, rock. (TA.)
3.
And Great stones, like mill-stones, which are laid first [as a foundation] and upon which is then built a تَرْكِيب, i. e. an enclosure for palm-trees. (TA.)
4.
And الفَرَاشَتَانِ signifies Two cartilages near, or by, the لَهَاة [which generally means the uvula; but also, the arches, or pillars, of the soft palate; or the furthest part of the mouth]. (TA.)

Perseus ID: n33535