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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
(Hawaii) A feather standard mounted on a pole, as traditionally used in Hawaii on ceremonial occasions..
A dozen or more of these gaudy kahilis were upheld by pallbearers.
Mourners carried a hundred or more kāhili, some highly unusual or old or with special names, such as the malulani (shade of the heavens), a handsome large kāhili of black ostrich feathers.
Use kahili when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Kahili means (Hawaii) A feather standard mounted on a pole, as traditionally used in Hawaii on ceremonial occasions..
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A dozen or more of these gaudy kahilis were upheld by pallbearers.
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