Core sense — he closed up the hole in it with a patchgenerated
4.1
[He closed up the hole in it with a patch]; said of a garment, or piece of cloth, and of a skin, or hide. In art. رقع.
4.1.1[the consolidating of wounds]—إِلْحَامُ الجِرَاحَاتِ
In art. سبع.
4.2figurative · مجازhe empowered him to revile, vilify, or censure, him—أَلْحَمَهُ عِرْضَهُ
He made his honour, or reputation, to be to him [as] a لُحْمَة [or hawk's portion of the quarry].
4.2.1
أَلْحِمْ مَا أَسْدَيْتَ: see أَسْدَى.
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[He closed up the hole thereof with a patch]; meaning a garment, or piece of cloth, and a skin, or hide. (TA in art. رقع .) إِلْحَامُ الجِرَاحَاتِ [The consolidating of wounds]. (K in art. سبع .) أَلْحَمَهُ عِرْضَهُ He empowered him to revile, vilify, or censure, him: (S, K, TA:) he made his honour, or reputation, to be to him [as] a لُحْمَة [or hawk's portion of the quarry]. (Har, p. 392.) أَلْحِمْ مَا أَسْدَيْتَ : see أَسْدَى .