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kauawhiawhi

1. (verb) (-tia) to approach, embrace.

Kātahi ka mahana, ka kauawhiawhi mai te mahana (WW 1913:19). / Then it became warm and the warmth was embracing.

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2. (modifier) cosy, snug, intimate, comfortable - especially of a house.

Ko te mutunga iho noho ake ana te whare karakia iti nei hei whare karakia kauawhiawhi, māminga atu hoki (TTR 2000:193). / The effect was that the chapel was an intimate and mysterious place of worship.

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