آب دست āb-dast P s. m. Water for washing the hands; washing the hands; a masterlike work-man who imparts lustre to what he executes; a guiltless faḳīr. adj. Having pure hands.

بدستور ba-dastūr P As usual, according to cus- tom, in the manner, customarily.

تردست tar-dast P adj. Expert, active.

تردستي tar-dast-ī P s. f. Expertness, activity.

دست dast P s. m. 1. Hand, cubit. 2. Stool, purge, evacuation. دست افشان dast-afshān, Extending or moving hands in dancing, in re- linquishing any thing, in anger or in denying. دست آموز dast-āmoz, adj. 1. Tame, familia- rized, tractable. 2. Skilful, dexterous. دست انداز dast-andāz, 1. He who commences a business. 2. An oppressor, a plunderer. دست آويز dast-āwez, s. f. What a man takes with him as the means of promoting his suit; what a man gets into his hand and depends on; a small present which may be given into the hands of a person whose favour is sought, a signature, a note of hand, bond, title-deed, cer- tificate, &c. دست بدست dast ba-dast, 1.

دستا dastā H s. m. Zinc, tutanag, lapis cala- minaris.

دستار dastār P s. f. A turband. دستاربند dastār- band, A servant whose business it is to make up the turband. دستارخوان dastār-ḵẖẉān, s. m. A tablecloth.

دستانه dastāna P s. m. A glove, a gauntlet.

دسترخوان dastar-ḵẖẉān P (properly دستارخوان dastār-ḵẖẉān, q. v.) s. m. A tablecloth.

دسته dasta P s. m. 1. A handle. 2. A pestle. 3. A quire of paper. 4. A bundle consisting of twenty four arrows. 5. A handful. 6. A skein of thread. 7. A division of an army, a brigade, squadron. دسته دار dasta-dār, s. m. Commander of a dasta, a brigadier.

دستوري dastūr-ī P 1. s. f. Perquisites paid to servants by one who sells to their master. 2. Leave, license, congé. 3. adj. Customary, ordinary.

دستي dast-ī P s. f. A torch or link that is carried in the hands. adj. Of or from the hand, manual.

دستيار dastyār P s. m. Aider, assistant.

دستک dastak P s. f. 1. Clapping of the hands, rapping at a door. 2. A pass, passport, summons, citation. 3. Commission. دستک ديني dastak denī, To knock or rap at a door.

دستکي dastakī P s. f. 1. A pocketbook, a tweezer-case. 2. A falconerʼs glove.