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matawere

Bingham

mætæwére

vi. observe with the eyes screened by the hand.
n. observation with the eyes screened by the hand.

Sabatier

matawere

v. to shade the eyes with the hands (as did formerly the seekers for were before they had goggles for under-water).
vt. matawerea: to look in such a way, to do so in order to...

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