| 释义 |
‖ gnatoo|nəˈtuː; properly ˈŋatu|
[Polynesian (Tonga); now spelt gatu (g = ŋ).]
(See quot. 1817.)
1817J. Martin Mariner's Acc. Tonga Isls. II, Tonga Voc., Gnátoo, the substance used for clothing, prepared from the bark of the Chinese paper mulberry tree, and imprinted; before it is imprinted it is called tápa. 1823Byron Island vii, A pine torch, strongly girded with gnatoo. Ibid. viii, The mat for rest; for dress the fresh gnatoo. |