Ari (ii). 1. a. Clear, visible.
2. White.
3. n. Appearance, guise, excuse. Hei ari kau tana kupu.
4. Fence. Ka tukua a Hoka-i-te-rangi ki te wahine, ki a Hinehoromatai, hei tukituki i nga ari (W. ii, 20).
whakaari. 1. v.t. Show, expose to view. Ka whakaaria atu e ia he matau momore (W. ii, 105).
2. n. North-west wind.
ariari, a. 1. Gleaming. E ariari ana te taha o te rangi.
2. Clear. I mau ariari ano i roto i oku taringa tetahi wahi o ta ratou tewha.
3. Undisturbed. He moe ariari.
4. Bare, as a trunk without branches. Takoto noa ana te rakau ariari.—He takere ariari ka ngaro te iwi (S. ii, 77).
ariaringa, n. Trunk of a tree.
‖ ariā, piari, toari.
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