كِنٌّ
A place of retreat or concealment; such
as a cave, and an excavated house or chamber:
(Beyd, xvi. 83:) see بَرٌّ. ―
2-b2- كِنٌّ The shelter of
a wall: see دِفْءٌ. ―
2-b3- A thing that serves for
veiling, covering, or protecting. (S, * Msb, * K.)
See ظِلٌّ, where I have thus rendered it.