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). See paʻi koli. Pahi koli, carving knife. 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]. Cf. kōkolikoli, kolikoli. (PPN toli.)
2. n. Meteor.
Same as pāʻaila, castor bean or castor-oil plant. The name may be qualified by keʻokeʻo, light-colored, and ʻulaʻula, red. Niʻihau. See castor bean.
kikino Meteor. Dic.
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.
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.
KOL 308 KOL
1. The castor-oil plant.
2. The castor bean. Syn: Kaapeha.
1. 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. To sharpen, as a pen with a knife; to trim off the outside, as the fringe of a cloth.
Castor bean, castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), a shrub that grows to 30 feet. (NEAL 509.) See Plants: Uses.
Castor bean, castor oil plant (Ricinus communis), more commonly a shrub and likely a native of Africa. It grows to 30 feet. Seeds have a high proportion of oil Calla koli) used for lubrication, lighting, medicinally as a cathartic, in soap, and as a leather softener. The waste makes good fertilizer but it is poisonous to eat. (NEAL 509.)
Something moving through the air; meteor.
a meteor: to pare, whittle.
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