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1. n., A dermestid beetle that destroys feathers in feather-work; mites, as in chickens; ringworm; insect-eaten, gnawed.

• Related:
  • Lehu ane, fine ashes.
• References:
  • PPN ane.

2. n., The breath of life, passing of a breeze.

• References:
  • Cf. aneane.

3. n., Pimple, scabies.

1. v., To eat, as small insects eat wood.

2. To be near doing a thing; to like to do it, but not quite; as, ane aku au e hoonou i ka pohaku, I was near throwing a stone. See aneane. Ane like iki, it is almost like.

1. s., Name of a small insect that eats wood, but is not itself visible.

2. The worm dust of wood; powder-post.

3. The cutaneous disease called ringworm.

4. A soft stone used in polishing wood; also written ana.

adj., Light, as worm-eaten timber; not heavy; mama.

adv., With difficulty; scarcely; nearly; generally followed by ole; ane haalele ole ia ia, it hardly leaves him; ane hiki ole ke hali, which can scarcely be carried.

adj., Eaten or bored through by moths; moth-eaten; hence, not heavy; light.

1. adv., With difficulty; barely; scarcely; not quite; hardly: Ane haalele ole ia ia; it hardly leaves him.

2. adv., Within a little; almost; nearly.

1. n., An insect of the mite order that eats wood.

2. n., The wood dust produced by this insect.

3. n., A skin disease manifesting itself usually in circular patches; the ringworm.

v., To gnaw or penetrate; to eat, as a borer.

Small, darkish brown or blackish beetle (family Dermestidae). Its larvae feed on dried meats, featherwork, and skins. It is known as a larder beetle, mites (as in chickens), and ringworm.

Pumice, a soft stone used in polishing canoes and calabashes.