kurīawarua
1. (noun) dogskin cloak - made of alternate strips of black and white dogs' hair. Sometimes as two words, i.e. kurī awarua.
Hei arataki ki Te Rerenga Wairua, ki a Miru, ki a Te Hotete, kia pēhia mai te kurīawarua mō te makariri, e totope nei te hukarere, ngā taritari o Matariki (M 2005:156). / To escort them to Te Rerenga Wairua, to Miru and Te Hotete, where the wearers of the dogskin cloak for the winter time are oppressed and the snow and inclement weather of Matariki pierce deeply.
