See Also: Tiki(money)
Tiki(finance)
hei-tiki(dictionary)
tiki(dictionary)
Kon-Tiki expedition, the(dictionary)
Rock A Tiki(tourism)

rendering (iou) and hei-tiki (iou)


rendering (iou)



rendering noun. LME.
[from RENDER verb + -ING1.]
The action of restoring, surrendering, giving, or returning something; that which is yielded or given. LME.
a. (A) translation, or (an) interpretation of something. M17.
b. Reproduction, representation, depiction, performance; an instance of this. M19.
New Musical Express This impeccably produced rendering of a fine Willie Nelson song. M. Bergmann In The Magic Mountain, Freud's theories found artistic rendering.
a. The action of plastering stone or brickwork with a first coat; the plaster thus applied. In Ireland also, a coating of mortar used under slating to keep the slates firm. M17.
E. Kuzwayo These two houses were..finished with a cement rendering.
b. Nautical. The free running or slipping of a rope or line. M18.
c. The process of extracting, melting, or clarifying fat; the fat thus obtained and used in Cooking. L18.

hei-tiki (iou)



hei-tiki noun. NZ. M19.
[Maori, from hei hang + TIKI.]
A greenstone human-shaped neck-ornament worn by Maoris.