خَلِيسٌ

[an epithet having the sense of the pass. particle n. of خَلَسَهُ; i.e., Seized, or carried off, by force; &c.]. [Hence,] طَعْنَةٌ خَلِيسٌ A thrust, or wound, with a spear or the like, which one has seized an opportunity to inflict, by means of his skill. (TA.)

A courageous man; as also مُخَالِسٌ and خَلَّاسٌ. (TA.)

Also, and مُخْلِسٌ, Hair having whiteness mixed with its blackness, (A, TA,) in equal proportions: or with more blackness than whiteness: (TA:) or mostly white: (Mgh:) or partly white. (AZ, TA.) And the former, Having a mixture of whiteness with the blackness of his hair. (S, K,)

[Hence,] the former also signifies (tropical:) Herbage drying up, or dried up, (S, K, TA,) part yellow and part green; as also مُخْلِسٌ: (TA:) or both signify having its dry and green portions intermixed: (A:) and the former signifies dry herbage, upon the lower part of which fresh has grown and mixed with the former; as also خَلْسٌ (K.)

Also (assumed tropical:) White (أَحْمَرُ [q. v.]) whose whiteness is mixed with blackness: and so, applied to women, خُلْسٌ, (synonym سُمْرٌ, TA,) of which the singular may be خَلْسَاءُ; or خَلِيسٌ; or خِلَاسيَّةٌ, supposing the two augments (ية TA) to be elided. (K.)

Also (assumed tropical:) i. q. خَلِيطٌ [q. v.]. (TA.)

And (assumed tropical:) The young one of a she-camel begotten by a stallion not prepared for her. (Sgh, TA.)