单词 | tivaevae |
释义 | tivaevae/tiːˈvʌɪvʌɪ/noun 1 (plural same) (Especially in the Cook Islands) a patchwork quilt sewn communally: it can take from one week to two years to complete a tivaevae, depending on the intricacy of the design the governor general and her delegation sat amidst a spread of mats and tivaevae...
1.1 [mass noun] The art or practice of communally making patchwork quilts: the islands are known for a textile art called tivaevae...
OriginPolynesian. |
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