The eyebrows are thin and arched; the forehead is
wide and fair as ivory; the nose straight; the mouth, small; the
lips of a brilliant red; and the teeth, like pearls set in coral.
The forms of the bosom are compared to two pomegranates; the
waist is slender; the hips are wide and large; the feet and
hands, small; the fingers, tapering, and their extremities dyed
with the deep orange tint imparted by the leaves of the henna."
Lane adds a more minute analysis from an unknown author quoted by
El-Ishakee: "Four things in a woman should be _black_--the hair
of the head, the eyebrows, the eyelashes, and the dark part of
the eyes; four _white_--the complexion of the skin, the white of
the eyes, the teeth, and the legs; four _red_--the tongue, the
lips, the middle of the cheeks, and the gums; four _round_--the
head, the neck, the forearms, and the ankles; four _long_--the
back, the fingers, the arms, and the legs; four _wide_--the
forehead, the eyes, the bosom, and the hips; four _fine_--the
eyebrows, the nose, the lips, and the fingers; four _thick_--the
lower part of the back, the thighs, the calves of the legs, and
the knees; four _small_--the ears, the breasts, the hands, and
the feet.
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