rei - bosom; chest; ivory; jewel; leap, rush; treasured possession; tusk
Rei (i), n. 1. Tusk, large tooth, ivory. He rei nga niho, he paraoa nga kauae (P.). Niho rei, eye-tooth. Rei-puta, a boar with tusks.
2. Anything made of ivory. ‖ au (i).
3. Cherished possession, jewel. Taku rei ka whati (M. 295). Hei moenga mo aku rei taku kete (T. 88).
4. The bone between the eye and ear, which is supposed to be much depressed in the skull of a chief.
whakarei. 1. v.t. Ornament. Whakarei hoki te whitau, whakarei hoki te rakau (S.).
2. n. Carved work at bow and stern of a canoe. Titiro, tahuri, karapa ki muri, ki mua, ki te manaia, ki te whakarei o te waka na (W.M. xii, 202).
3. A canoe with elaborately carved figurehead, bust and arms; called also waka whakarei. Taku waka whakarei tena ka paea ki roto te Houhou (M. 238).
whakareia, a. Used in the expression pitau whakareia, figurehead of a canoe elaborately carved and with deflected arms. ‖ pitau.
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Rei (ii), v.i. Leap, rush, run. He kuri iana, e rei ana ki te toenga ?—Kia rei nui au nga utu e rau o Tararua i runga, ki aku tau e rua (M. 35).
reia, pass. of v. above. 1. Be rushed upon. E tau kau ana (te taha) ki roto i te wai, inamata e reia ana e te taniwha ra (T. 110).
2. Without a subject expressed, a rush was made. Katahi ka reia e Te Tiwai, a, i a ia te tatao (W. iv, 95). Reia tonutia ana, whati ana a Waikato (K.M. '63, 3, 13).
3. Be run after. Ka reia taua wahine e nga tane o reira (T. 148). He pai tane e kore e reia, he kino wahine ka reia (P.).
4. Be run or sailed over. Ka roa tenei wahi e reia nei e tenei waka (T. 71). Penei e reia nga puke tu mai o Tarakeho i runga (M. 271).
reinga, n. 1. Leap, rush. He pou reinga riri (M. 214).
2. Place of leaping; so of the place whence spirits of the departed took their final leap:
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abode of departed spirits. Toku kainga ehara i konei, engari toku kainga kei raro kei te Reinga (S. 26).
whakarei, v.t. Throw, cast away. Na kei te whakareia noatia nga ika e te moana (Tr. vii, 53). Whakareia atu nga kai nei ki te moana, ka tahuri tatou.
whakareinga, n. 1. Part of an eel weir, consisting of a frame with twigs or ferns wattled into it, which was pegged down between the tuki and paihau to prevent the bottom from scouring out.
2. An offering to the atua in connection with a new canoe. He whakareinga rimu ki Opou ra ia (M. 96).
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Rei (iii), n. Breast, chest.
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Rei (iv), n. Boundary. (Tar.)
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Rei (v). 1. n. Swampy ground, peat.
2. a. Wet, sodden. Kua rei te whare i te wai.
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Rei (vi), rerei, ad. There. E noi mai rerei. It is not certain that the simple form is used, but possibly it occurs in the passage, Rei ka puta kei waho (M. 327). ‖ reira.
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