2. (noun) short kilt, loin cloth, apron - a type of short garment worn by males and females.
Kātahi ia ka maranga ake; anana, kua noho tahanga ia, ka rapurapu noa ia i tētahi maro, i tētahi tū mōna, nōwhea hoki i kitea? (NM 1928:8). / Then she got up and behold she was still naked, so she searched about for a 'maro' and a girdle for herself, but she couldn't find them anywhere.
3. (noun) fern fronds, twigs or a fragment of cloth used as a sign to prohibit people from entering an area where a rāhui has been set in place.
Ko te maro he rau otaota, kiwikiwi pea, aha rānei, ka āpiti ki te kōhatu, ko te ariā tēnā o te tangata (W 1971:183). / The 'maro' consists of leaves, possibly of creek fern, or something similar, that is placed beside a stone, and that represents the person.
See also rāhui
