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koli
kikino ｜ noun1. vt., To whittle, pare, sharpen, peel; to trim, as a lamp or the raveled edges of a dress; to shave, as hair (Oihk. 14.9).
- Examples:
- Koli mikiʻao, to pare nails.
- E lilo ana kā mākou mau keiki i ke koli kukui a maluhi, our children are engrossed in lamp trimming until exhaustion [i.e., they are going on a night spree].
- References:
- See paʻi koli.
- Cf. kōkolikoli, kolikoli.
- PPN toli.
2. n., Meteor.
kolī
kikino ｜ nounSame as pāʻaila, castor bean or castor-oil plant.
- The name may be qualified by keʻokeʻo, light-colored, and ʻulaʻula, red.
- Source:
- Niʻihau.
- References:
- See castor bean.
koli
kikino, Meteor.
- Source:
koli
/ KO-LI /1. v., To pare; to shave off little by little; to whittle.
2. E koli i ke oho, to shave or cut the hair. Ier. 16:6.
3. E koli i ke kukui, to trim the lamp. Puk. 30:7.
4. E koli i ke kila, to chamfer or work with a chisel. Puk. 32:4.
5. To sharpen, as a pen with a knife; to trim off the outside, as the fringe of a cloth.
koli
kikino ｜ noun / KO-LI /1. s., Something moving through the air; a meteor; ahi koli, a jack o lantern; he mea e lele ana ma ka lewa, me he akua lele la; he oili.
2. The name of a tree; also called aila.
koli
kikino ｜ noun / kŏ'-li /A meteor.
koli
kikino ｜ noun / kŏ’-liʻi /1. n., The castor-oil plant.
2. n., The castor bean. Syn: kaapeha.
koli
/ kō'-li /1. v., To pare; to shave off little by little; to whittle: e koli i ke oho, to shave or cut the hair; e koli i ke kukui, to trim, the lamp; e koli i ke kila, to shave off with a chisel.
2. v., To sharpen, as a pen with a knife; to trim off the outside, as the fringe of a cloth.
kolī
Castor bean, castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), a shrub that grows to 30 feet. (NEAL 509.) See Plants: Uses.
kolī
Castor bean, castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), more commonly a shrub and likely a native of Africa. It grows to 30 feet. Seeds have a high proportion of oil Calla koli) used for lubrication, lighting, medicinally as a cathartic, in soap, and as a leather softener. The waste makes good fertilizer but it is poisonous to eat. (NEAL 509.)
koli
Something moving through the air; meteor.
koli
a meteor: to pare, whittle.
Ko-li
v. to scrape off, to pare, to whittle, to sharpen as a pen with a knife, to shave as the head.
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