קְרוֹמִית, (v. קְרוּם); ק׳ של קנה (or sub. של קנה) the skin-like, scaly envelope of reed, haulm (used as knife, v. Löw, Pfl. p. 344). Tosef. Ḥull. I, 5; Ḥull. 15ᵇ, a. e. בכל … בק׳ וכ׳ you may cut ritually with any tool, … with glass or with a reed haulm. Ib. 57ᵇ עשו לה ק׳ וכ׳ Ms. M. a. Ar. (ed. קרומין, v. Rabb. D. S. a. l. note) they prepared for it (to be inserted in the perforated windpipe) the haulm (ed. haulms) of reed, and the animal recovered.—Pl. קְרוֹמִיּוֹת. Gen. R. s. 56 (used as sing.); Y. Sabb. VIII, end, 11ᶜ קלומות (corr. acc.).—Pesik. B’shall. p. 87ᵃ שהיו נותנים … וק׳ של קנה וכ׳ (Ar. וקולמיות, corr. acc.) they put glowing iron balls under their armpits, and drove pieces of reed under their nails; Midr. Till. to Ps. XVI; Yalk. ib. 667; Cant. R. to II, 7 קרטיות (corr. acc.). Sabb. 125ᵃ ק׳ של מחצלת shreds of reeds detached from mats.