Rae (i), n. 1. Forehead, temple. Ka pa tonu ki te rae o tona matua tane (T. 16). Ka tu raua he rae atu, he rae mai (They stood facing one another). The word is used curiously in proverbial and epigrammatic sayings, apparently meaning person. Kaore e tika kia haere ko te rae anake (i.e., always take a present with you) (P.). Rae oneone is used in a saying referring to backbiting. Hai te rae oneone koe ka kaha ki te korero, tena kia kite koe he kanohi, he kanohi, kaore koe e kaha.
2. Promontory, headland. Ra te tai e papaki ki te rae o Taranaki (M. 191).
3. Front edge of a koko-kahawai, or landing net for kahawai.
raenga, n. Point of land.
whakarae. 1. v.i. Look anyone in the face. Kihai i pa te ringa o tetahi ki a ia, kihai tetahi i whakarae kau atu.
2. Lie exposed. Whakarae ana nga kumara ki runga.
3. a. Standing out, prominent. Whakarae tonu au, he maire tu wao, ma te toki e tua (M. 316). Pou whakarae, tumu whakarae, the large carved posts in the palisading of a pa.
4. n. Heap. Te tomonga atu o tona tuahine ki te whata, ka kite atu ia i te whakarae o te aruhe (J. ii, 44).
whakaraerae, v.i. Expose oneself. Kia ata whakaraerae ki waho, kei tu koe i te mata.
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Rae (ii). ——
whakarae, a. 1. Green, not dry. He rakau whakarae.
2. Raw, not cooked. He kai whakarae i tapaea mai nei ki a matou.
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