Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A paper-cloth (kapa or tapa) made from the bark of the paper-mulberry (Broussonetia papyrifera), and printed with a pattern.
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Examples
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_The Making of Religion_, by A. Lang, 1900, p. 279.)] [375] {601} [The gnatoo, which is a piece of tappa cloth, is worn in different ways.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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In the morning he returned to Vavaoo to bring her mats to lie on, and _gnatoo_
Primitive Love and Love-Stories Henry Theophilus Finck 1890
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Thus prepared, he re-entered the cavern, unwrapped the gnatoo, fired it by the flash of the powder, and lighted the torch.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Nevertheless, as it was desirable to have a stronger light, Mariner dived out again, and, priming his pistol, tied plenty of gnatoo tight round it, and wrapped the whole up in a plantain-leaf: he directed an attendant to bring a torch in the same way.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
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Angas, 1866, p. 44.] [371] {600} [The capital town of an island.] [372] [ "The preparation of _gnatoo_, or _tappa_-cloth, from the inner bark of the paper mulberry tree, occupies much of the time of the Tongan women.
The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry George Gordon Byron Byron 1806
hernesheir commented on the word gnatoo
kapa or tapa cloth
December 11, 2010