خِلْعَةٌ

Any garment which one pulls off, or takes off, from himself: (TA:) and particularly, (TA,) a garment which is bestowed upon a man, [generally meaning a robe of honour,] (K, * TA,) whether it be put upon him or not: (TA:) or a gift, or free gift, [of any kind,] which a man bestows upon another: (Msb:) or a sewed garment: (KL:) plural خِلَعٌ. (Msb, TA.) You say, خَلَعَ عَلَيْهِ خِلْعَةً [explained above]: see 1, near the beginning. (S, TA.)