वक्त्र [वक्त्यनेन वच्-करणे ष्ट्रन्]
1 The mouth.
2 The face; यद्वक्त्रं मु- हुरीक्षसे न धनिनां ब्रूषे न चाटून्मृषा Bh. 3. 147.
3 Snout, muzzle, beak.
4 Beginning.
5 The point (of an arrow), the spout of a vessel.
6 A sort of garment.
7 N. of a metre similar to anushtubh; see S. D. 567; Kāv. 1. 26.
8 The first term of a progression.
−Comp.
−आसवः saliva.
−खुरः a tooth.
−जः a Brāhmaṇa.
−तालं a musical instrument played with the mouth.
−तुंडः N. of Gaṇeśa.
−दलं the palate.
−पटः a veil.
−पट्टः a bag of corn tied round a horse's neck.
−परिस्पंदः speech.
−भेदिन् a. pungent, sharp.
−रंभ्रं the aperture of the mouth.
−वासः an orange.
−शोधनं 1. cleansing the mouth. −2. a lime, citron.
−शोधिन् n. a citron. (−m.) a citron tree.