2. (noun) noose (for catching birds, etc.).
Ka hangā he tari, ā ka hoatu, ka pōtaeria ki tōna upoko (W 1971:391). / A noose was made and then placed over his head.
Synonyms: kono, kōpeti, koromāhanga, karu māhanga, māhanga, naha, reti, kaha, tāwhiti, koro
3. (noun) plaiting of several strands.
Ka kitea i konei te whiri maha nei, te tari, te tāmaka, te whiri pāraharaha, te rinorino (NM 1928:127). / Many types of plaiting were seen here, plaiting of several strands, round cord plaited with four or more strands, flat cord plaited with three strands, and rope of two strands.
tari-karakia
1. (noun) square rope of eight strands - also as tarikarakia.
Synonyms: tuapuku, tuamaka, tari-kākāriki, rauru, whiri papa, whiri kawe, kārure, tōpuku, whiri pāraharaha, whiri pekapeka, whiri taurakeke, whiri iwituna, tātoru
tari-kākāriki
1. (noun) rope of four strands - also as tarikākāriki.
Synonyms: tari-karakia, tuapuku, tuamaka, rauru, whiri papa, whiri kawe, kārure, tōpuku, whiri pāraharaha, whiri pekapeka, whiri taurakeke, whiri iwituna, tātoru
Tari Taiwhenua, Te
1. (loan) Department of Internal Affairs.
Nō tana oranga mai, ka mahi a Pēneti ki raro i a Meiha Tianara Howard Kippenberger i te Puna Kōrero Tuku Iho mō te Pakanga o Te Tari Taiwhenua, e tuhi ana i tētehi tuhinga hukihuki mō te hītori o te hokowhitu Māori (TTR 2000:19). / After his recovery Bennett worked under Major General Howard Kippenberger on the draft of the Māori Battalion’s history with the War History Branch of the Department of Internal Affairs.
