رَبْعَةٌ

[A small round basket, covered with leather, in which perfumes are kept by him who sells them;] the جُونَة of the عَطَّار; (S, Mgh, K;) which is a سُلَيْلَة covered with leather: (Mgh:) or a four-sided vessel, like the جُونَة: said by El-Isbahánee to be so called because originally having four طَاقَات [apparently meaning compartments, one above another, for different kinds of perfume]; or because having four legs. (TA.)

Hence, apparently, A chest in which the volumes of a copy of the Qur'an are kept; (Sgh, K;) called رَبْعَةُ المُصْحَفِ: (Mgh:) but thus applied, it is post-classical, (Sgh, K,) belonging to the conventional language of the people of Baghdád. (Sgh.)

Its application to A household utensil proper for women requires consideration. (Mgh.)