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kapa pili

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

n., Lined quilt that is not padded, formerly used as a top sheet (old-time Hawaiians did not put a bottom sheet on top or vice versa, due to strict taboos concerning body contact). Literally, clinging tapa.

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