قشط1 قَشَطَ, (M, Msb, TA,) aor. ـِ (Msb,) inf. n. قَشْطٌ, (M, Msb, K,) i. q. كَشَطَ, (M, K, *) said (M, Msb,) by Yaakoob, (M,) to be a dial. var. of the latter; (M, Msb;) of the dial. of Temeem and Asad; the latter being of the dial. of Keys; the ق not being a substitute for the ك; (M;) He removed, put off, took off, or stripped off, (M, Msb, * K,) a thing; (M, Msb;) as, for instance, the housing, or covering, from (عَنْ) a horse; (M;) and a roof [from a chamber or the like]. (TA.) And قِشَاطٌ, [inf. n. of the pass. form قُشِطَ, It was, or became, removed, &c.,] is syn. with, (K,) being a dial. var. of, (M,) كِشَاطٌ, (M, K,) in the sense of إِنْكِشَافٌ. (TA.) It is said in the Kur, [lxxxi. 11,] accord. to the reading of 'AbdAllah Ibn-Mes'ood, وَإِذَا السَّمَآءُ قُشِطَتْ, with ق, (M,) meaning the same as كُشِطَتْ, i. e. and when the heaven shall be removed from its place, like as a roof is removed from its place. (Zj.) You say also, قَشَطَ الدَّابَّةَ [He removed the housing, or covering, from the beast of carriage]; the verb thus used, also, being a dial. var. of كَشَطَ; and ↓ قشّطها, inf. n. تَقْشِطٌ, signifies the same. (TA.) And الرَّجُلُ ↓ قُشِّطَ The man was spoiled, despoiled, or plundered. (TA.) b2:  قَشْطٌ also signifies The act of beating, [app. so as to excoriate,] with a staff, or stick. (Yaakoob, K.) 2 قَشَّطَ see 1, in two places.5 تَقَشَّطَ see 7.7 انقشطت السَّمَآءُ, and ↓ تقشّطت, (tropical:)  The sky became clear; became free from clouds or mists. (K, * TA.) قُشْطٌ a dial. var. of قُسْطٌ, q. v. (TA.) قِشْطَةٌ a dial. var. of قَنْدَةٌ [app. meaning Sugarcandy]. (TA.) b2:  [In the present day, applied to Cream.]قَشَّاطٌ A great spoiler, despoiler, or plunderer; one who spoils, despoils, or plunders, much, or frequently; syn. سَلَّابٌ. (TA.) مُقَشَّطٌ: see مَقْشُوطٌ, in two places.دَابَّةٌ مَقْشُوطٌ عَنْهَا [for مَقْشُوط عَنْهَا الجُلُّ] and ↓ مُقَشَّطٌ [A beast of carriage having its housing, or covering, removed from it]. (TA.) You say also, ↓ رَجُلٌ مُقَشَّطٌ, meaning A man spoiled, despoiled, or plundered. (TA.)