quilt

quilt
  Kapa kuiki; kapa 'āpana, kapa lau (with appliquéd designs); kapa pulu (padded); kapa pohopoho, kapa poho (patchwork, crazy); kīhei pili, kapa pili (lined).
   ♦ Base of quilt on which pattern is appliquéd, kahua, honua.
   ♦ Poles used in quilt making, kua.
   ♦ To quilt, kuiki.
   ♦ Quilt patterns or designs, lau, kuiki.
   ♦ For names of designs see kuiki.
   ♦ Other designs: hae-Hawai'i, hala kahiki, kua-honu, kuli-pu'u, lala, makani-kā'ili-aloha, niho-wili-hemo, pika-waiohinu, 'ulu-hua-i-ka-hāpapa (see 'ulu).
   ♦ To follow designs in quilting, kuiki lau.
   ♦ To quilt in a direction away from the quilter, ho'opi'ipi'i.
   ♦ To finish a space in a quilt, ho'opaepae.

English-Hawaiian dictionary. 2015.

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