سَحِيفَةٌ

The fat called سَحْفَةٌ that one has pared off from the back of a sheep or goat. (ISk, S.)

And singular of سَحَايءِفُ, (Lth, TA,) which signifirs The layers of fat between the layers [of flesh] of the flanks: and similar wide portions of fat that are seen adhering to the skin. (Lth, K, TA.)

Also A rain (مَطْرَةٌ) that sweeps away that along which it passes: (S, O, L, TA:) in the K, by the omission of كَسَفِينَةٍ, this meaning is erroneously assigned to سَحُوفٌ: according to As, a sharp rain, that sweeps away everything: and سَحِيقَةٌ, with ق, a vehement rain, consisting of large drops, but of little width: pls. سَحَايءِفُ and سَحَايءِقُ. (TA.)