כְּסִיתָא

כְּסִיתָאf. (כְּסֵי II) (the covered, rare, 1) coral; 2) coral-wood. B. Bath.80b, sq.; R. Hash. 23a, v. אַלְמוּג; Yalk. Is. 314 סכסיתא (corr. acc.). R. Hash. l. c. דבי ארמאי מסקן כ׳ the light ships (v. בּוּרְנִי) of the Romans are employed for fishing corals. Ib. (describing the diving process) וקטר … בכ׳ and flax ropes are tied to the coral plants Keth.98a כ׳ דיתמי Var. in Rashi (ed. כיסתא) corals belonging to minor orphans.