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kabae

Bingham

kábae

vi. to engage in tying, binding, or lashing.
n. a waist-mat, cord prepared for lashing.

Sabatier

kabae

n. te kabae, te kabaebae: bandages, strings, belts of all kinds.

kabae1

n. special mat for dancers going from armpits to knees, tied at the waist with a rope of women's hair, mat lavalava.

kabae2

n. engagement, knot.
vt. kabaea, kabaebaea: to tie, to bind, to tie up with string, to tie up, to become engaged.

Topics: Weaving and crafts