وَاسِطَةٌ

The jewel that is in the middle of a قِلَادَة [or necklace], which is the best thereof; (S;) the large pearl (دُرَّة) that is in the middle thereof, which is the most precious of the beads thereof. (L.)

[In modern Arabic, A means of doing a thing. You say, بِوَاسِطَةِ كَذَا By means of such a thing.

Also, An intermediary, interposer, or agent between parties; a go-between.]

See also وَاسِطٌ.

هُوَ فِى وَاسِطَةٍ مِنَ العَيْشِ (assumed tropical:) He is in a good condition of life. (Er-Rághib, TA, in article حف.)