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tapuwae - footprint

Tapuwae, tapuae, n. 1. Footmark, footprint. Ka takahi haere atu i o raua tapuae (J. xx, 19). Ka kitea kei nga tapuae o nga wae rakau o Tama (T. 64). Tapuwae kotuku, Gleichenia cunninghamii, a fern; also a pattern in weaving kete, taniko, and tukutuku. Tapuwae pakura, a pattern of tukutuku lattice-work.

2. Footfall, tread. Ka rongo nei a Tama i te haruru o nga tapuae o Ngatoro e haere iho ana (T. 71).

3. Sole of the foot. Ko nga tapuae e ipuipu ana.

4. A charm to insure speed, whether in flight or pursuit. Taku tapuae nei ko Huakinuku, ko Huaki-rangi (M. 132). Kei whea ra to tapuwae nui e horo i te riri? (M. 309).

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