2. (modifier) curly, crinkled, puckered up.
Synonyms: kōruhe
3. (noun) frill.
4. (noun) receptacle of bark - made by tying the upturned sides of bark.
Ka mahia he pōtete āhua rite ki te tahā wai nei, he mea mahi ki te rangiura, he mea aukaha te tapa e whākopia mai ai; ka whai mea hei tūnga kai, hei tūnga wai hoki (JPS 1928:179). / A receptacle quite like a water gourd was made, and this was fashioned from tōtara bark, the bent edges of which were lashed, and so they acquired food-vessels and water-vessels.
5. (noun) a stick fastened to a dog's collar - used to lead it.
Ka whakahaerehia te kurī mā tētahi rākau ka mau ki tōna kakī, kīia ai te rākau nei he pōtete (Te Ara 2012). / The dog was controlled by a rod attached to its neck, called a 'pōtete'.
