وَتِيرَةٌ

A way, course, mode, or manner of acting, or conduct, or the like: (S, M, A, Mgh, Msb, K:) and nature, or disposition: (A, Mgh:) from تَوَاتَرَ: (Th, M, A, Mgh:) or a road keeping close to a mountain, (K, TA,) and pursuing a regular, uniform course: (TA:) or constancy, or perseverence, in a thing, (AO, T, Msb, TA,) or in a work. (TA.) You say, مَازَالَ عَلَى وَتِيرَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ He ceased not to follow, or continue in, one way, (&c.,) of acting or the like: (T, S, M, A:) or one disposition. (A.) And هُمْ عَلَى وَتِيرَةٍ وَاحِدَةٍ They follow, or con- tinue in, one way, &c. (A, Mgh, Msb.)

Remissness, or languor, synonym فَتْرَةٌ, (S, M, Msb, K,) in an affair: (M, K:) and syn تَوَانٍ [which signifies the same]: and faultiness; synonym غَمِيزَةٌ, (M, K,) [in some copies of the latter, غَمِيرَةٌ, with the unpointed ر.]) You say, مَا فِى عَمَلِهِ وَتِيرَةٌ There is no remissness, or languor, in his work. (S, A, Msb.) And سَيْرٌ لَيْسَ فِيهِ وَتِيرَةٌ A journeying, or pace, in which is no remissness, or languor. (S.)

Delay. (M, K.)

Confinement; restriction; restraint. (M, K.)

I. q. وَتَرَةٌ, as explained above.

A ring (S, M, K) of عَقَب [or sinew], (S,) by aiming at which one learns the art of piercing with the spear; (S, M, K;) also called دَرِيْيءَةٌ: (S:) or a ring that is made at the end of a spear or spear-shaft, by aiming at which one learns the art of shooting, or casting [the lance]; made of bow-string or of other string or thread. (M.)

A white rose: (S, M, A, K:) or red rose: (Kr, M, K:) or a rose-flower; a rose-blossom: (AHn, M, K: *) n. un. of وَتِيرٌ. (AHn. M.)

A star, or blaze, or white mark, on the forehead or face of a horse, when round, (T, M, A, K,) and small: (A:) when long, it is called شَادِخَةٌ: (AO, T:) likened to the ring above mentioned, thus called; (T;) or to a white rose, which is also thus called. (A.) See غُرَّةٌ.