Tūī (i), n. 1. Cordyline indivisa, a tree. = ti toi.
2. A cape made from the leaves of the same. Ma Rewa-a-te-roa, mana e whitiki taku toi kahurangi (S.).
3. fig. Warrior.
4. Wicker receptacle for use when planting seed tubers.
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Tui. 1. v.t. Pierce. Karakia tui, charm for taking game. A ka oti te tangotango, hei reira ka karakia ai ki te karakia whakaongaonga, me te karakia tui, kia wawe te koropupu.
2. Thread on a string. He mea huri noa iho ki te tui; me te tui, me te karanga, “Tenei pokurua mai, keiwha kowatawata te ra.” Me te tui ano i te ika (T. 179).
3. Lace, fasten by passing a cord through holes. Ka tuia a Rangi i runga e Tane, mau ai (Pi. 175, 2). Used of fitting a canoe, lashing the rauawa, etc. I muri ano ka tuia nga waka o Manaia (T. 92).
4. Sew. Used of attaching the bundles of raupo to the walls of a house. Hei kaha waka, hei tui whare.
5. Hurt. Ka riro te wairua, ka tuia e te ngutu (M. 259). He tau e mau tonu, e kore koe e tuia e te kupu o tawhiti (S. ii, 12).
6. Put the hand or arm through a loop, pass the arm through another person's arm. Tuia te kawe, tairanga te kawe (Sh.T. 198). Nui noa, e Wae, e rongo piharoa, te homai nei kia tui i taku ringa (Sh.T. 181).
7. Catch weapons, mata, etc., in the arms; a method of karo.
8. n. String on which anything is threaded. Ko te pona o te tui a Kahukura he mea titorea te pona; a ka pau te tui te whakaeke ki te ngohi, ka hapainga te tui, e kore e rokohapainga, ka horo ano nga ngohi ki raro (T. 179). Tui-ihu, the lashing under the kauaerua (cross piece) of a matarau (eel spear).
9. A line of tattooing round a woman's waist.
tuitui, v.t. 1. Lace, sew. Ka pau te tui-tui ki nga kakahu o Hau (M. 154). Ka oti te tuitui nga weruweru (Tr. vii, 52).
2. Fasten up, render inaccessible. Ko nga rangi i tuituia e Tane (T. 32).
3. Hurt. Kihai ano koe i tuituia e au (M. 329).
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