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polo.lei

Haw to Eng, Pukui-Elbert,

1. vs. Straight, upright, direct, correct, right, O.K., accurate, all right; eyes front [military command]. Also pololoi. Kū pololei, to stand straight, sheer, perpendicular, vertical. E pololei ana ke kua, the back will be straightened. hoʻo.polo.lei To straighten, correct, reform; to aim, as a gun; to be partial and treat with favoritism. Kula hoʻopololei keiki kāne, boys' reform school.

2. n. A land shell (Lamellaxis), frequently followed poetically by the epithet kani kua mauna, singing in the mountain ridges. ʻO ka maiau pololei kani leʻaleʻa (PH 204), the land-shell neatness singing gaily.

3. n.. Fresh poi. Kauaʻi.

4. n. An adder's-tongue fern (Ophioglossum concinnum), a small native fern with single narrow-oblong blade, which supports one narrow spore-bearing spike about 2.5 cm long.

pololei

Haw to Eng, Māmaka Kaiao,

kikino Precision, as in math. Dic., ext. mng. See kaʻe pololei.

PO-LO-LEI

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

v. To be straight; to be correct, naturally or morally.

2. To make straight; to direct.

3. Hoo. To become straight; to make that straight which has become crooked naturally or morally.

4. To direct; to put in order.

PO-LO-LEI

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

s. Uprightness; rectitude of conduct; he pololei kona aoao.

2. A name given to new fresh food (poi.) See POLOKE.

PO-LO-LEI

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

adj. Straight; correct; accurate, in opposition to crooked, irregular or perverse.

PO-LO-LEI

Haw to Eng, Andrews,

adv. Straightly; uprightly; certainly.

Pololei (pō'-lŏ-lē'i), adj.

/ pō'-lŏ-lē'i / Haw to Eng, Parker,

Straight; correct; accurate, in opposition to crooked, irregular or perverse.

Pololei (pō'-lŏ-lē'i), adv.

/ pō'-lŏ-lē'i / Haw to Eng, Parker,

Straightly; uprightly; certainly.

Pololei (pō'-lŏ-lē'i), n.

/ pō'-lŏ-lē'i / Haw to Eng, Parker,

1. Uprightness; rectitude of conduct: he pololei bona aoao.

2. Fresh poi, a Kauai term: miki pololei.

Pololei (pō'-lŏ-lē'i), v.

/ pō'-lŏ-lē'i / Haw to Eng, Parker,

To be straight; to be correct, naturally or morally.

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