Pare (i), n. 1. Band for the hair, fillet, wreath.
2. Ornament for the head. Ka mahue te pare totara i reira, tupu tonu ake (T. 100). Kei te titiro te iwi ki nga tohu o te rangatira, o te toa, ki te ta kotuku, ki te pare karearea (J. xx, 20).
3. Crest, topknot. Pare koukou, a method of dressing the hair in a plumed bunch on the top of the head.
4. Carved slab over the door of a whare.
5. Decorated part of a canoe baler.
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Pare (ii), papare. 1. v.t. Turn aside, ward off. Me pare ake te ahi (M. 99). Ka parea te matia, ka hemo.
2. Divert, cause to face or point in different direction. Ka parea te upoko ki raro, ko nga waewae i parea ki runga (Tr. vii, 34).
3. Put on one side. Ka titiro a Paoa ki nga ika ka parea ake ma nga hoa (T. 190).
4. Avoid, abstain from. Ko nga kai hei papare mau; e rua o uta, e rua o tai (J. ii, 123).
5. v.i. Slink away, turn aside. E taea ianei te papare ki tahaki (M. 368). Ka papare me he ua torea (M. 151).
6. n. Protection. Pare arai maramara, a wedge inserted in the lashing of a toki in such a way as to prevent the work chafing the lashing.
7. Assign, bespeak. Kauaka Toihau hei pare a waha ma Te Keepa 'hau (N.M. i, 9). (Do not, Toihau, by mere word of mouth assign me to Te Keepa.)
parepare, n. 1. Breastwork in a fortification.
2. Defensive charm. Ka karakia a Hakawau he parepare, he mono (T. 176).
parenga, pareparenga, n. Bank of a river, etc. Ka haha a Tutanekai i nga pareparenga o te wai-ariki (T. 133). He parenga maro to te po (P. 23).
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