pari - cliff
Pari (i), paripari. 1. n. Cliff, precipice. Ano te kiri me he pari tea (T. 164). Katahi ka kite mai taua koroheke ra i a ia ka rere i te pari (Pi. 133, 11). I tupu ai nga mauku o te paripari ko nga makawe o Utamate (M. 48). Pari karangaranga, (a) echoing cliff; (b) echo; (c) fig. uncertain, deceptive talk. Me mutu te pari karangaranga, mutu rawa (W.M. x, 116).
2. a. Upstanding. He kokau te ahua o te tu he pari hoki, he roroa.
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Pari (ii). 1. a. Flowing, of the tide only. Pari a tai tonu te roimata i aku kamo (M. 261). I te ahiahi ka pari te tai, ka tukua tetehi waka ki roto ki Ruawehea (T. 191).
2. v.t. Flow over, of the tide. Kei paria e te tai (M. 220).
paripari. 1. v.t. Flow frequently over, of the tide. Ka takoto ki te taha o te moana, ka pariparingia e te tai (S.).
2. n. Coastal region, inhabitants of such a region.
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Pari (iii), v.i. In the phrase pari te ihu, (a) be overpowered: Kua pari te ihu ki te moe (T. 93); (b) be baffled.
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Pari (iv), v.i. Bark, as a dog. Ka eke i a ia taua ika, e ka ana te ahi, e pari ana nga kuri, e rere ana nga manu.
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Pari (v). Abundance. In the expression pari kai. Ko nga pu pea a Te Whiti i karangatia kia huna te pari kai, kia ngaro; haere ra, e te kai, ki tawhiti, taku takapu, e pari ana te kai, kai kore ma maua ko taku tamaiti (M. 199). Tena te pari kai kei oku matua, te hikoi atu (M. 18).
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Pari (vi).——
pāpari, n. A combined legging and sandal made of flax padded with moss.
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