مِلْوَاحٌ

Large in the أَلْوَاح, (K,) meaning [the shoulder-blades, or] any of the wide bones of the body: applied to a camel and to a man: (TA:) or having excellent and large الواح: (Sh, AHeyth:) and الواح is said to mean the ذِرَاعَانِ [or two radii], the سَاقَانِ [or two tibiæ], and the عَضُدَانِ [or two humeri, or upper bones of the arms]. (TA.)

Tall. (K.)

Lean, lank, or light of flesh; or slender, or lank in the belly: (K:) applied alike to a man and a woman: also, a beast of carriage that becomes so quickly: (TA:) also, a woman that quickly becomes lean, or emaciated: (K:) plural مَلَاوِيحُ. (TA.)

مِلْوَاحٌ A beast (S) that quickly becomes thirsty; (S, K;) as also ↓ مِلْوَحٌ (K) and مِلْيَاحٌ; (IAar, K;) the last extr., as though the و were changed into ى because of the kesreh which is near before it, and as though they had imagined a kesreh to the ل. (ISd.)

رِيحٌ مِلْوَاحٌ [A very thirsty wind]. (TA, voce نَكْبَاءُ.)

-A2- [A kind of decoy-bird. See رَامِقٌ.]