قَرْمَدٌ
1.
A kind of stones, (S, L, K,) which have holes, (L, K,) and upon which a fire is lighted and kept up until they are thoroughly burnt, (S, L, K, *) when they are used for plastering pools, (S, L,) and tanks, or cisterns, (L,) and for building; (L, K;) as also
قِرْمِيدٌ: (L:) or a thing [or substance] like gypsum, with which one plasters: (TA:) and قَرْمَدٌ (L, K) or
قِرْمِيدٌ (Msb) signifies anything (L) with which one plasters, or smears, (L, Msb, K,) for the purpose of ornament, (Az, L, Msb,) as gypsum, and saffron, (L, Msb, K,) and perfume, &c. (Msb.)
2.
Rocks, or masses of stone. (L.)
4.
Also قَرْمَدٌ (L, K) and
قِرْمِيدٌ (IAar, As, S, L, Msb, K) [coll. gen. ns.: the n. un. of the latter, قِرْمِيدَةٌ, occurs in the M and TA, voce إِرْدَبَّةٌ:] Baked bricks: (S, L, Msb, K:) or the baked bricks of baths; in the dialect of Syria: (As, L:) or large baked bricks: (S, voce إِرْدَبَّةٌ:) or the large baked bricks of houses: (IAar, L:) or a thing resembling baked brick: (TA:) originally Greek, [κεραμίσ,] (L, Msb,) used by the Arabs in ancient times: (L:) plural of the latter, قِرامِيدُ: (IAar, As, S, L:) which is the word in common use. (TA.)