كِنٌّ
1.
A place of retreat or concealment; such as a cave, and an excavated house or chamber: (Beyd, xvi. 83:) see بَرٌّ.
2.
كِنٌّ The shelter of a wall: see دِفْءٌ.
3.
A thing that serves for veiling, covering, or protecting. (S, * Msb, * K.) See ظِلٌّ, where I have thus rendered it.