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1. vt., To whittle, pare, sharpen, peel; to trim, as a lamp or the raveled edges of a dress; to shave, as hair (Oihk. 14.9).

• Examples:
  • Koli mikiʻao, to pare nails.
  • E lilo ana kā mākou mau keiki i ke koli kukui a maluhi, our children are engrossed in lamp trimming until exhaustion [i.e., they are going on a night spree].
• Related:
  • Pahi koli, carving knife.
• References:
  • See paʻi koli.
  • Cf. kōkolikoli, kolikoli.
  • PPN toli.

2. n., Meteor.

kikino, Meteor.

• Source:
  • Existing dictionary word

1. v., To pare; to shave off little by little; to whittle.

2. E koli i ke oho, to shave or cut the hair. Ier. 16:6.

3. E koli i ke kukui, to trim the lamp. Puk. 30:7.

4. E koli i ke kila, to chamfer or work with a chisel. Puk. 32:4.

5. To sharpen, as a pen with a knife; to trim off the outside, as the fringe of a cloth.

1. s., Something moving through the air; a meteor; ahi koli, a jack o lantern; he mea e lele ana ma ka lewa, me he akua lele la; he oili.

2. The name of a tree; also called aila.

A meteor.

1. n., The castor-oil plant.

2. n., The castor bean. Syn: kaapeha.

1. v., To pare; to shave off little by little; to whittle: e koli i ke oho, to shave or cut the hair; e koli i ke kukui, to trim, the lamp; e koli i ke kila, to shave off with a chisel.

2. v., To sharpen, as a pen with a knife; to trim off the outside, as the fringe of a cloth.

Something moving through the air; meteor.

a meteor: to pare, whittle.