Tope (i), v.t. 1. Cut. Tenei ka tope mai te uhi a Mataora (M. 38).
2. Cut off. Ka hinga ki raro, ka topea te kauru o runga (Tr. vii, 46).
3. Fell, cut down. Ka whakatika a Hua ki te tope i te rakau (W. ii, 15).
totope. 1. v.t. Cut off, curtail.
2. a. Keen, cutting. Te makariri e totope nei te hukarere (M. 88).
topetope, v.t. 1. Cut up, slice, divide.
2. Traverse. Ki a Kupe, te tangata nana i hoehoe te moana, te tangata nana i topetope te whenua (M. 67).
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Tope (ii), n. 1. Fern (Pteridium aquilinum var. esculentum) freshly grown after being burnt.
2. Ornament of feathers worn on the forehead. Called also tope kura.
3. Front lock left long when the rest of the hair is cut off, in imitation of a tope kura.
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Tope (iii), n. Smear, stain, of paint, etc. Katahi ka titiro atu a Uenuku ki te tope e mau ana i nga kuha o te wahine ra. Tope a wae. —
Na taku taringa kei horo parata ki te tope a wae (S.).
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