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
Sometimes they consist of the bright yellow ilimu-flowers or brilliant scarlet pomegranate-blossoms strung on a fibre of the banana-stalk—sometimes they are woven of ferns or of a fragrant wild vine called maile.
From Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Vol. 26, October, 1880 by Various
O Laka ke akua pule ikaika. 5Ua ku ka maile a Laka a imua; Ua lu ka liua 32 o ka maile.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
A small valley in the district of Waianae, Oahu, where was the home of the small-leafed maile.
From Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula by Emerson, Nathaniel Bright
He directed them to build a large lanai, or arbor, to be entirely covered with ferns, ginger, maile, and ieie—the sweet and odorous foliage greens of the islands.
From Hawaiian Folk Tales A Collection of Native Legends by Thrum, Thomas G. (Thomas George)
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