karaihe
1. (loan) (noun) glass, mirror, telescope, microscope.
Otirā he māmā noa te kite a te Pākehā, i tāna taonga, i te karaihe whakanui, hei whakanui i ngā mea ririki kia kitea ai (TP 4/1901:6). / But the Pākehā can easily see them with his instrument, the microscope, to enlarge tiny things so that they can be seen.
Synonyms: karu whārahi, karu whakarahi, karaehe, karāhe, whakaata, whakaataata
karaihe
1. (loan) (noun) grass.
Ki ngā tāngata e hiahia mīhini ana, mō tērā tau, kia tere tonu te haere mai ināianei, ki te kōrero ki a mātou i te āhua o tāna mīhini e hiahia ana, he mīhini karaihe, he mīhini witi rānei, kia tere ai hoki tā mātou tono atu kia utaina mai i tāwāhi, arā, Ingarangi (TW 12/2/1875:12). / Persons wanting machines for next season should come and order them now, and inform us of the description of the machine he desires, either for grass, or for wheat, so that they can be ordered early to be shipped from England.
