Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the Philippine Islands, a thin fabric woven from the fibers of the Manila plantain, Musa textilis, and pineapple leaves, to which filaments of imported silk are sometimes added and sometimes a little cotton. It is woven principally in Iloilo and western Luzon: used for women's dresses and, to some extent, for men's shirts.
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- noun In the Philippine Islands, a thin fabric woven from the fibers of the Manila plantain, Musa textilis, and pineapple leaves, to which filaments of imported silk are sometimes added and sometimes a little cotton. It is woven principally in Iloilo and western Luzon: used for women's dresses and, to some extent, for men's shirts.
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Examples
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The collegians were clad in mantles of husi, which is a thin fabric like picote, [23] inclining toward violet, with insignia of red braid extending to the feet.
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Mesmo too agora ALEGRIA ida ne ita sei sente nafatin maibe, durante tinan 10 nia laran ne susar no terus sedauk sés husi ita (caso boot liu mak iha tinan 2006).
Global Voices in English » East Timor: “Happy Day” of freedom vote 2009
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Ohin loron, loron ALEGRIA nian ba timor oan hotu. iha loron ida ne'e ita sei hanoin fila fali tinan sanulu liuba (30 de Agosto de 1999) nebe ita hotu decidi atu liberta ita nia nação husi ocupação indonésio.
Global Voices in English » East Timor: “Happy Day” of freedom vote 2009
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Ema barak (balun husi rai leur) hare ba caso 2006 ho 2008 (11 de fevereiro) dehan katak “ESTADO FALHADO” maibe sira nia teoria ida ne sala boot.
Global Voices in English » East Timor: “Happy Day” of freedom vote 2009
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Ita hotu expressa ita nia alegria ida ne liu husi haklalak, hakilar, hananu e tanis.
Global Voices in English » East Timor: “Happy Day” of freedom vote 2009
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_Jusi_ (_husi_) is thus described in the U.S. Philippine
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The floor of the house shines like a mirror, curtains of piña and husi festoon the doorways, from the windows hang lanterns covered with glass or with paper, pink, blue, green, or red.
The Social Cancer Jos�� Rizal 1878
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9: 16 AM Aug 30th: Bonoite dili, ida ne'e mak liafuan primeiru husi krisdayanti nia ibun bainhira kanta muzika Rai dili rai cidade
Global Voices in English » East Timor: “Happy Day” of freedom vote 2009
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Hanesan konsekuensia husi situasaun ne’e, entidade barak iha nasaun Timor-Leste ida-idak hakarak buka atu hetan sira nia interese rasik.
Global Voices in English » East Timor: “Happy Day” of freedom vote 2009
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(_pañuelo_) of _piña_ or _husi_ stuff are in common use.
The Philippine Islands John Foreman
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