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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Example Sentences

The only difference in their dress was their having a piece of cloth about the body, reaching from near the middle to half-way down the thighs, instead of the maro worn by the other sex.

From A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 16 by Kerr, Robert

Round his waist he wore the usual maro or kilt, with something like a shawl or plaid over his shoulders; and in his hand he held a long formidable-looking spear.

From Old Jack by Kingston, William Henry Giles

The maro, which is a sort of fringed belt, was their only clothing, and they carried spears and clubs of some dark-grained wood.

From The Island Home by Dalziel

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 Nordhoff, Charles

O baro Dewel de pleisserwel de maro ladscho sii i pure sasde Tschiwaha demende demaro zelo Beero. 

From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Leland, Charles Godfrey