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pewa - bow-shaped; eyebrow; raise the eyebrows

Pewa. 1. n. Anything bow-shaped; so:

2. Eyebrow. Kei hīa e aku pewa (Lest my eyebrows be raised in astonishment at him) (M. 11). Tu ana nga pewa o te tangata ra; ka riri.

3. New moon.

4. The perch of a form of bird snare; also the whole apparatus. ‖ Tr. xlii, 470. = peu.

5. In the expression pewa ika, roe of a fish.

6. v.i. Raise the eyebrows in wonder, anger, etc.

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