Whiri (i). 1. v.t. Twist, plat. Kei te muru whanake, kei te whiri taura (T. 150). Ka whiria he taura hei whitikiranga ki te taiki (T. 154).
2. Use a certain trip in wrestling. Whiria ki te waewae kia hinga.
3. n. Plaited hem on the upper edge of a cloak. Whiri o Raukatauri, a square plait of eight strands; also Asplenium flaccidum, Lycopodium billardieri, and other ferns.
whiringa, n. Plaited hem. Ko nga mahunga o Paoa, kino iho, na te whiringa o te whanake i whakakino (T. 193). = 3, above.
whakawhiri. 1. v.t. Decimate a tribe by picking them off one by one.
2. Fold the hands behind the back, as a person when tapu, who does not feed himself.
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whiriwhiri, v.t. 1. Weave, plat. Whiriwhiri takue kete, ko Maunanea.
2. Select, choose. Ko aku tangata kua oti te whiriwhiri (W.M. viii, 74).
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Whiri (ii), n. Flock, of certain birds. He whiri koko. He whiri, he kato taua (J. ix, 136).
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