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kōpare

1. (verb) (-a,-tia) to shade or veil the eyes.

He mea kōpare katoa ana kuīni, arā ana wāhine, kia kore e tirohia ō rātou kanohi e te tokomaha (TWMNT 19/5/1874:123). / His queens, that is his wives, were veiled so that their faces could not be seen by the masses.

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2. (noun) veil, shade for the eyes.

Ki te titiro te tangata ki tētahi o aua kuīni i te wā kua mahue tōna kōpare, ka poroa tōna kakī (TWMNT 19/5/1874:123). / If a person saw one of those queens at a time when she was without her veil, he would be beheaded.

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3. (noun) present of food, gift, contribution - taken to a marae or to friends.

Kawea ngā kai hei kōpare mō tātau ki te tangihanga (JPS 1927:373). / Take food as a contribution for us at the funeral.

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Synonyms: kaihaukai

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