2. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ria,-tia) to put over the head (e.g. as a noose).
Ka hangā he tari, ā ka hoatu, ka pōtaeria ki tōna upoko (W 1971:391). / A noose was made and then placed over his head.
3. (verb) (-a,-hia,-ria,-tia) to encircle, surround, envelope.
4. (noun) cap, hat, beret, top hat, stetson, beanie, covering for the head.
Ka pukuriri ia ki a mātau, ka patua mātau e ia ki tōna pōtae harakeke (HP 1991:24). / When he was angry with us he would hit us with his flax hat.
