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单词 parawai
释义

parawain.

Brit. /ˈparəwʌɪ/, U.S. /ˈpɛrəˌwaɪ/, New Zealand English /ˈpʌrʌwʌi/, /ˈpɛrəwɑe/
Origin: A borrowing from Maori. Etymon: Maori parawai.
Etymology: < Maori parawai.
New Zealand.
A traditional Maori flax cloak or mat of superior quality. Cf. korowai n., kaitaka n.
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society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > furniture and fittings > floor-covering > [noun] > mat > types of
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sit-mat1924
the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > loose clothing > cloak, mantle, or cape > types of > made of specific material
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matchcoat1612
abolla1700
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buffalo-robe1804
posteen1815
korowai1820
izar1836
buffalo1840
thatch-cloak1844
parawai1847
kaitaka1882
muzhik1897
burka1898
suba1911
1847 G. F. Angas Savage Life & Scenes Austral. & N.Z. I. 323 The other dress, called parawai, is exceedingly scarce; it comes from the Southern Island, and is made of strips of dog's fur, arranged indiscriminately all over a very large mat of the finest flax.
1860 T. Buddle Maori King Movement 29 Teira laid at His Excellency's feet a Parawai (a Taranaki Mat) as a symbol that the offer was accepted.
1914 Jrnl. Royal Anthropol. Inst. 44 147 At such a time our grandchild will be tohia; provide a parawai (fine cloak) for our grandchild to recline on.
1969 S. M. Mead Trad. Maori Clothing 50 Kaitaka (parawai) cloaks... Kaitaka is the eastern term used for this class, the western equivalent is parawai.
1985 M. Orbell Nat. World of Maori 46 (caption) Paratene Maioha is wearing a parawai, a rare kind of dogskin cloak made by sewing strips of fur to a cloak made of the finest flax.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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