kiele
1. n. Gardenia (Gardenia augusta). Originally Polynesian. (PPN tiale.) Cf. nānū.
2. vi. To emit fragrance; to perfume with kiele, as garments.
3. vt. To paddle. (UL 194.) Rare.
KI-E-LE
s.The name of an odoriferous shrub or tree; he laau aala. Some say it was brought from a foreign country, but the word is found in two ancient meles at least.
He kiele ka alau niu
No Hana lau aala ai na 'lii.—Mele.
O ka lau o ke kiele i aala;
E ka lani ai mai ai mae
Aala no mai ka lau a ke kumu.—Mele.
KI-E-LE
v. To emit a fragrant odor; o ka lau o ke kaa i kiele i aala, the leaf of the kaa sent forth odor.
Kiele (kī'-ē'-le), n.
/ kī'-ē'-le /An odoriferous shrub; he laau aala. Some say it was brought from a foreign country, but the word is found in two ancient meles at least:
He kiele ka alau niu
No hana lau aala ai na 'lii.
o ka lau o ke kiele i aala;
E ka lani, ai mai ai mae,
Aala no mai ka lau a ke kumu.
Kiele (kī'-ē'-le), v.
/ kī'-ē'-le /1. To emit a fragrant odor: o ka lau o ke kaa i kiele i aala, the leaf of the kaa sent forth odor.
2. To perfume garments with a scent made from the leaves of the kiele and kaa: E kiele iho oe i keia kapa, perfume this garment with kiele.
kiele
Gardenia (Gardenia sp.), a small shrub. Its scented flowers are used for leis, its leaves for dye. (NEAL 799.) The species called nānū is native.
kiele
Gardenia, a shrub (Gardenia augusta). A native of China, it is grown for its handsome, fragrant flowers. It is popular on the mainland United States as a conservatory plant. Some choice leis are made of the flower in Hawaiʻi. (NEAL 799.)
kiele
fragrant blossom, the shrub and perfume; Gardenia.
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