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kahili|kəˈhiːlɪ|
[Hawaiian.]
A feather standard, mounted on a tall pole, symbolic of royalty in Hawaii and used on ceremonial occasions.
1866‘Mark Twain’ Lett. from Hawaii (1967) 180 A dozen or more of these gaudy kahilis were upheld by pallbearers. 1883C. F. G. Cumming Fire Fountains I. 35 At the door of the mausoleum are placed tall kahilis, honorific symbols, which to irreverent foreign eyes are suggestive of gigantic feather-brushes, or rather bottle-brushes. 1915W. A. Bryan Nat. Hist. Hawaii 61 In the hand is a small kahili with ivory and tortoise shell handle. 1937D. & H. Teilhet Feather Cloak Murders xv. 267 The Baron was next to find two rotted kahilis, ancient feather standards. 1948Kuykendall & Day Hawaii xi. 108 In the shadow of somber kahilis (royal standards) his ministers and his subjects marched past. Ibid. xvi. 166 He stood beside..the kahili, symbolic of Hawaiian chieftainship. |