maro

American  

[mahr-oh] / ˈmɑr oʊ /

noun

1. a loincloth worn ceremonially by Maori and Tahitian men, consisting of a grass apron or a length of cloth wrapped around the waist and sometimes between the legs, traditionally made from flax fibers or tree bark.

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maro

Formerly the maro and the slight covering of the tapa alone shielded them from the sun and rain.

From Northern California, Oregon, and the Sandwich Islands by Charles Nordhoff

They wear no clothing except the maro, and many of them are tattooed, with a variety of figures, over their body.

From The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes by Austin Craig

Their clothing consisted of the maro, a cloth worn round the waist; the chiefs having also a mantle of matting over their shoulders, while some wore feathers in their hair.

From The Cruise of the Dainty Rovings in the Pacific by William Henry Giles Kingston

The women wear a petticoat of the same stuff as the maro, but wider and longer, without, however, reaching below the knees.

From Narrative of a Voyage to the Northwest Coast of America in the years 1811, 1812, 1813, and 1814 or the First American Settlement on the Pacific by Gabriel Franchere

With the exception of the individual already referred to, in the gay tiputa, they wore nothing but the maro, and were armed with long spears.

From The Island Home by Dalziel

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