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welowelo

/ welo.welo / Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert (1986),

Reduplication of welo #1, welo #2; flying streak, as of the tail of a comet or of a firebrand.

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Hōkū welowelo. Shooting star.

v. See WELO, v. To float or flap in the wind; to float, as the tail of a kite; to float, as colors or an ensign.

s. Colors or cloth streaming in the wind.

2. A tail, as of a kite.

3. Light streaming from a brand of fire thrown into the air in the dark. Isa. 7:4.

adj. Floating; streaming, &c.; hoku welowelo, a blazing star; a meteor; a comet from its tail.

Welowelo (wĕ'-lŏ-wĕ'-lo), adj.

/ wĕ'-lŏ-wĕ'-lo / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

Floating; streaming: hoku welowelo, a blazing star; a meteor; a comet, so called from its tail.

Welowelo (wĕ'-lŏ-wĕ'-lo), n.

/ wĕ'-lŏ-wĕ'-lo / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

1. Motion of anything loose and swinging to the wind, as colors or streamers in a current of air.

2. Colors or cloth streaming in the wind.

3. A tail, as of a kite.

4. Light streaming from a brand of fire thrown into the air in the dark.

Welowelo (wĕ'-lo-wĕ'-lo), v.

/ wĕ'-lo-wĕ'-lo / Haw to Eng, Parker (1922),

To float or flap in the wind; to float, as the tail of a kite; to float, as colors or an ensign.

To flutter, flap, or float in the wind, as a kite tail or a flag; hair, streaming behind a runner.

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