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peara

1. (loan) (modifier) pearly, pearl.

Whakaaro ki ngā kūwaha peara o Pararaiha, ki ōna tiriti kōura, ki ōna rama hāpira me ōna taimana kānapanapa (TP 11/1902:5). / Think of the pearly gates of Paradise, its streets of gold, its sapphire lamps and sparkling diamonds.

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2. (loan) (noun) pearl.

He nui anō te whai rawa o te iwi kiri pango i te koura, i te hiriwa, i te peara me ngā kōhatu utu nui me te whenua (TPH 15/8/1900:2). / The blacks have great wealth in gold, silver, pearls and precious stones and land.

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