poli
n.
1. Bosom, breast; depression; (poetic) heart, arms. Cf. poli lima, poli wāwae. Ma ka poli iho nei, hoʻonanea (song), in the arms, relax. (PCP poli.)
2. Instep. (Short for poli wāwae).
3. Coconut husk attached to a fishing line. Cf. nuku.
PO-LI
s. The lower part of the belly; the lap when one is sitting; the bosom. Rut. 4:16. Wahine o kou poli. Kanl. 13:7.
2. A slight concavity, as the hollow of the foot; poli wawae; the space between the breasts of females. Mel. Sol. 1:13.
3. FIG. Friendly presence; love. See POHO.
PO-LI
adj. Having a slight hollow or cavity, as the bosom or lap; ilio moe poli, puaa moe poli, a dog or pig often carried in the bosom, i. e., greatly beloved; petted.
Poli (pō'-li), adj.
/ pō'-li /Having a slight hollow or cavity, as the bosom or lap: ilio moe poli, puaa moe poli, a dog or pig often carried in the bosom, that is, greatly beloved; petted.
Poli (pō'-li), n.
/ pō'-li /1. The lower part of the abdomen; the lap when one is sitting; the bosom: wahine o kou poli.
2. A slight concavity, as the hollow of the foot, poli wawae; the space between the breasts of females. (The word is applied to all cavities on the body.) Syn: Poho.
3. Fig. Friendly presence; love.
poli
A slight hollow, as the lap when sitting; bosom. (Ruta 4:16.)
POLI
I. o ka umauma ia. Ma ka Aina Hikina, he holoku ka lole komo nui, me ka kaei; a hana alualu ia ka holoku maluna o ke kaei, a oia ko lakou eke halihali waiwai, Luk. 6:38. Ua oleloia, ua hiipoi o Iesu i kana mau keikihipa ma kona poli, oia ka mea e akaka ai kona malama aloha ana i kona poe, Is. 40:11.
poli
bosom or lap.
Poli
/ Poli /Like me Mere.
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