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pātene

1. (loan) (noun) button.

Nō te wherahanga i ngā ringa, kitea ana he pātene i roto i tētahi o ōna ringa, ā ko taua pātene i rite tonu ki te pātene o te koti o te māhita, i tirohia hoki te koti o te māhita kitea ana kotahi te pātene kua kore (HTK 11/3/1893:5). / When they opened the hands a button was found in one of his hands and that button was exactly the same as one on the teacher's coat and when the teacher's coat was inspected it was discovered that one button was missing.

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