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Definition of Lavalava
1. Noun. A skirt consisting of a rectangle of calico or printed cotton; worn by Polynesians (especially Samoans).
Definition of Lavalava
1. Noun. An everyday item of clothing traditionally worn by Polynesians and other Oceanic peoples, consisting of a single rectangular cloth worn as a skirt, secured around the waist by an overhand knotting of the upper corners. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lavalava
1. a Polynesian garment [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lavalava
Literary usage of Lavalava
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"to be enough ; to complete ; the whole, the complement ; lava (far«), to be able;
lavalava, the wrapper round the loins; fa'a-Iava, to place across ; cross, ..."
2. Trukese-English Dictionary by Ward Hunt Goodenough, Hiroshi Sugita (1980)
"skirt (wrap-around), kilt, lavalava (traditional type, worn by women and woven
from hibiscus or banana fibers). ..."
3. The Right Hon. R. J. Seddon's (the Premier of New Zealand) Visit to Tonga by Richard John Seddon (1900)
"These were clothed in dark-blue uniform coat and a blue lavalava, the outer edge
of which was cut into points like the teeth of a saw. ..."
4. Madagascar Before the Conquest: The Island, the Country, and the People by James Sibree (1896)
"... lavalava, or " Oratorical Flourishes," as they partake somewhat of the character
of these; and we shall therefore consider them in this place. ..."
5. South Sea Letters by Mrs. Mary V. Gerhard Woolley, John Granville Woolley (1906)
"The young men wore nothing but the usual lavalava or breech cloth. The other men,
as befitted their ..."
6. The Antananarvio Annual and Madagascar Magazine (1892)
"There is some little difference in the style of these pieces, and in that of the
Hain-teny lavalava ; and as they afford good illustrations of some features ..."
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