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lava-lava|ˈlɑːvəˈlɑːvə|
[Samoan.]
In Samoa and some other Pacific islands, a sort of skirt.
1891R. L. Stevenson Vailima Lett. (1895) xiii. 115 The weird figure of Faauma..in a black lavalava (kilt). 1900Fortn. Rev. Jan. 49 New Zealanders, Chinese, East and West Indians, and half-castes who are more at home in lava-lavas than bifurcated garments. 1944Living off Land viii. 159 He must produce..equipment consisting of a blanket, bowl, spoon, lava-lava. 1949M. Mead Male & Female 407 Clothes consisted of a short sarong—called a lavalava. 1957M. B. Picken Fashion Dict. 207/2 Lava⁓lava, loincloth or waistcloth of printed calico worn by natives of Samoa and other islands in the Pacific. 1971Listener 9 Sept. 334/3, I saw the famous lava-lava—the short, brightly-coloured skirt which they [sc. Samoans] wore below the naked torso. 1973Observer (Colour Suppl.) 28 Oct. 53/1 Lavalavas (skirts made from a single length of cloth, originally introduced by the missionaries for reasons of modesty, often wrapped round the body from bosom to knee by Samoan women). |