1. nvi. To boast, brag, exult; boaster. See kūkaliki. Kū ka liki i Nuʻu-anu, boasting like Nuʻu-anu [said of a boaster].
2. vt. To tighten, gird on; to pucker; stiff, as a limb. Cf. kāliki, pūliki. E liki mai ʻoe ā paʻa ke kaula, tighten the rope securely.
3. n. Astringent, as medicine.
4. n. A substance or glaze, such as juice of ti roots, that prevents colors from fading or mixing, a mordant.
v. To gird; to tie up tightly; to bind about, as a loose garment. Oih. 12:8.
2. To throng; to be troubled to move along on account of a multitude. Mar. 5:31.
3. To be stiff, as a limb with a spasmodic affection.
4. Hoo. To gird on, as a loose garment.
s. A boast, or boasting; kanaka liki, a braggart.
Boastful; bragging.
A boast, or boasting; kanaka liki, a braggart.
1. To encircle and secure with a band; to gird on, as a loose garment.
2. To be stiff, as a limb with a spasmodic disease.
3. To brag; to glory; to exult.
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