Rewha. 1. n. Eyelid.
2. Eyebrow. Manana kau ana nga rewha.
3. Tattoo marks above the eye. Te whai ai taku titiro te huakitanga o te rewha i ona moko.
4. a. Squinting.
5. v.i. Raise the eyebrows as a sign of assent, etc.
whakarewha, v.i. 1. = rewha, 4.
2. Look askance. Called also whakarewharewha. Kua hohoro to whakarewha ki a ia.—Ka riri te tangata, ka titiro whakarewharewha.
rewharewha. 1. n. Epidemic sickness, particularly a visitation about the beginning of the nineteenth century; influenza, etc.
2. A species of eel.
3. a. Confused, mistaken. Kei te ahua rewharewha ahau.
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