kāwitiwiti
1. (stative) to taper, narrow.
Whatua mai te aho kia kāwitiwiti, kia kātoatoa mō te oti wawe, e hine! (M 2005:294). / For an earlier completion, weave the cross threads so that they taper and contract, my girl!
Synonyms: namunamu, whāiti, kūiti, pīrahirahi
2. (modifier) slovenly, sloppy, uneven (of weaving).
He kahu kāwitiwiti noa tēnā, kāore i eke ki ngā mahi whatu a kui mā (PK 2008:248). / That is a sloppy cloak, it isn't of the quality of the weaving of the elderly women.
