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falīta (corr. of fatīla, q.v.), s.m. A wick; a match, a fuse; a torch;—a wick composed of paper inscribed with mystical words, by inhaling the smoke of which evil spirits are said to be expelled from those possessed;—a cord of twisted thread sewed between the two folds of the hem of a garment to strengthen it:—falītadār, vulg. falīte-dār, adj. & s.m. Having a falīta;—anything that has a falīta; a matchlock; cloth hemmed with a cord of twisted thread:—falīta denā(-meṅ), To apply a match (to), to set light (to).
Origin: Persian