2. (adjective) be plain, unadorned.
He āhua rangatira tonu tōna ahua. He tangata moko, ko te āhua o tōna kanohi he āhua mārama, āhua mōhio. He pērā hoki te āhua o te kanohi o Hūnia Te Ngākau, engari he tōtōkau, he kiri tea hoki, he kiri mārama (TWMNT 30/5/1876:122). / He had a noble appearance. He was tattooed with a fair complexion and wise appearance. Hūnia Te Ngākau had a similar face, but was unadorned and was fair and light skinned.
Synonyms: more, mānia, māmore, kōkau, taramore, tōkau, papatairite, mahuki, mōkau, momore
