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kiwi feathernounA feather from a kiwi used in making or decorating items of Maori ceremonial dress: they still treasure cloaks made with kiwi feathers...- The flag of the Anglican Communion along with Sir Paul's korowai (kiwi feather cloak) will be draped across Sir Paul's headstone.
- Its feathers are valued in weaving kahukiwi (kiwi feather cloak) for people of high rank.
- The Times says a 17th century tapestry, the Onslow's library, a collection of porcelain birds, paintings of the stately home's founders and a cloak of kiwi feathers are believed lost, as is a football which was kicked across no man's land at the start of the Battle of the Somme.
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