kahilin.

/kəˈhiːli/

Etymology: Hawaiian.

A feather standard, mounted on a tall pole, symbolic of royalty in Hawaii and used on ceremonial occasions.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [noun] > feather standard in Hawaii

kahili1866

1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 180 A dozen or more of these gaudy kahilis were upheld by pallbearers.

1883 C. F. G. Cumming Fire Fountains I. 35 At the door of the mausoleum are placed tall kahilis, honorific symbols, which to irreverent foreign eyes are suggestive of gigantic feather-brushes, or rather bottle-brushes.

1915 W. A. Bryan Nat. Hist. Hawaii 61 In the hand is a small kahili with ivory and tortoise shell handle.

1937 D. Teilhet & H. Teilhet Feather Cloak Murders xv. 267 The Baron was next to find two rotted kahilis, ancient feather standards.

1948 R. S. Kuykendall & A. G. Day Hawaii xi. 108 In the shadow of somber kahilis (royal standards) his ministers and his subjects marched past.

1948 R. S. Kuykendall & A. G. Day Hawaii xvi. 166 He stood beside..the kahili, symbolic of Hawaiian chieftainship.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018).

单词	kahili
释义	kahilin. /kəˈhiːli/ Etymology: Hawaiian. A feather standard, mounted on a tall pole, symbolic of royalty in Hawaii and used on ceremonial occasions. ΘΚΠ society > authority > office > symbol of office or authority > regalia > [noun] > feather standard in Hawaii kahili1866 1866 ‘M. Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 180 A dozen or more of these gaudy kahilis were upheld by pallbearers. 1883 C. F. G. Cumming Fire Fountains I. 35 At the door of the mausoleum are placed tall kahilis, honorific symbols, which to irreverent foreign eyes are suggestive of gigantic feather-brushes, or rather bottle-brushes. 1915 W. A. Bryan Nat. Hist. Hawaii 61 In the hand is a small kahili with ivory and tortoise shell handle. 1937 D. Teilhet & H. Teilhet Feather Cloak Murders xv. 267 The Baron was next to find two rotted kahilis, ancient feather standards. 1948 R. S. Kuykendall & A. G. Day Hawaii xi. 108 In the shadow of somber kahilis (royal standards) his ministers and his subjects marched past. 1948 R. S. Kuykendall & A. G. Day Hawaii xvi. 166 He stood beside..the kahili, symbolic of Hawaiian chieftainship. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online March 2018). < n.1866
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