[Machine] Abu Dawood said: The "wasila" is the strand of hair that connects a woman's hair together, the "mustawsilah" is what is used to connect the strands of hair, the "namisah" is what is used to pluck the eyebrows and shape them, the "mutanammisah" is what is used to pluck the eyebrows, the "washimah" is what is used to make marks on the face with kohl or ink, and the "mustawshimah" is what is used to make marks. Al-Farra' said: The "namisah" is what removes hair from the face. And it was said to "al-minqash" referring to the one who plucks the eyebrows because it is used to pluck them.  

قَالَ أَبُو دَاوُدَ تَفْسِيرُ الْوَاصِلَةِ الَّتِي تَصِلُ الشَّعْرَ بِشَعْرِ النِّسَاءِ وَالْمُسْتَوْصِلَةُ الْمَعْمُولُ بِهَا وَالنَّامِصَةُ الَّتِي تَنْقُشُ الْحَاجِبَ حَتَّى تُرِقَّهُ وَالْمُتَنَمِّصَةُ الْمَعْمُولُ بِهَا وَالْوَاشِمَةُ الَّتِي تَجْعَلُ الْخِيلَانَ فِي وَجْهِهَا بِكُحْلٍ أَوْ مِدَادٍ وَالْمُسْتَوْشِمَةُ الْمَعْمُولُ بِهَا قَالَ الْفَرَّاءُ النَّامِصَةُ الَّتِي تَنْتِفُ الشَّعْرَ مِنَ الْوَجْهِ وَمِنْهُ قِيلَ لِلْمِنْقَاشِ الْمِنْمَاصِ لِأَنَّهُ يُنْتَفُ بِهِ