maile
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of maile
Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1905–10
Example Sentences
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After the hearing, Berry said the lei was made from the maile plant and shipped from Hawaii for Akaka.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 20, 2012
Near at hand, under a mass of ferns, maile and ieie, was the mouth of the cavern.
From Six Prize Hawaiian Stories of the Kilohana Art League by W. N. Armstrong
Ia manawa, kaili mai la ka mea ume i ka maile a kau aku la maluna o Hinaikamalama, a ku mai la.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
When he comes in to see his child, Kaulanapokii sings an incantation to the rains and seas, the ie and maile vines, to block the house.
From The Hawaiian Romance Of Laieikawai by Martha Warren Beckwith
For the head they like to use wreaths of the maile shrub, which has an agreeable odor, something like that of the cherry sticks which smokers like for pipe stems.
From Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands by Charles Nordhoff
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