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taitapa

1. (noun) edge, margin.

Haere tonu te whakairo o Poutapu i ētehi mahi itiiti noa nei, whērā i te ipu me ngā taitapa whakamau pikitia (TTR 1998:143). / Poutapu continued with small carving tasks, such as bowls and picture frames.

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Synonyms: tapa, paenga, taha


2. (noun) frame.

Hangaia he taitapa mō tō peita, kia pai ai te whakairi ki te pakitara (RTA 2014:159). / Make a frame for your painting so that it hangs well on the wall.

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3. (noun) wing (rugby).

He topatahi, toparua, topa pū, taitapa ngā tūranga tākaro o Mōnita (TTR 2000:54). / Mōnita's playing positions were at first five-eighth, second five-eighth, centre and wing.

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