אֲבִרְזִין

אֲבִרְזִיןm. pl. (בזא II, v. בִּרְזָא II; cmp. h. equiv. עוּבְצָה, עוּבְצָא) prop. cutting, trimming, hence fur trimmed of its extremities (and pinked), in gen. carriage-robe, cover (R. Hai Gaon declares our w. to be Persian, v. Ar. ed. Koh. s. v., a. Fl. to Levy Targ. Dict. II, 579b>. B. Kam.66b מעיקרא קרווכ׳ (Ms. M. אברזיד) before its use was determined upon it was called mishkha (skin), and now (even before the trimming is done), it is called ăbirzin (fur, robe). V. קִיצּוּעַ.