kārure
1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to twist, spin - to twist two three strands into a cord or tassel.
Ka tīkina atu tōna kahu horihori. He kārure ngā hukahuka o te horihori. Ka hoatu te ahi ki te kākahu, ka tahutahuna kia pūareare. (TTR 1990:237). / He took his cloak, a horihori with twisted black strings, and burned holes in it.
2. (noun) two strand cord or rope.
Synonyms: rino, whakaheke, taukaea, kaha, rāhiri, pūrengi, tāwai, taura, tari-karakia, tuapuku, tuamaka, tari-kākāriki, rauru, whiri papa, whiri kawe, tōpuku, whiri pāraharaha, whiri pekapeka, whiri taurakeke, whiri iwituna, tātoru
