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moccasin
(redirected from Highland moccasin)

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moc·ca·sin  (mk-sn)
n.
1. A soft leather slipper traditionally worn by certain Native American peoples.
2. Footwear resembling such a slipper.
3. A water moccasin.

[Of Virginia Algonquian origin; akin to Powhatan mäkäsn, shoe, and Ojibwa makisin.]

moccasin [ˈmɒkəsɪn]
n
1. (Clothing & Fashion) a shoe of soft leather, esp deerskin, worn by North American Indians
2. (Clothing & Fashion) any soft shoe resembling this
3. (Clothing & Fashion) NZ a sheepshearer's footgear, usually made of sacking
4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) short for water moccasin
[from Algonquian; compare Narraganset mocussin shoe]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.moccasin - soft leather shoemoccasin - soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
shoe - footwear shaped to fit the foot (below the ankle) with a flexible upper of leather or plastic and a sole and heel of heavier material
Translations
moccasin [ˈmɒkəsɪn] Nmocasín m

moccasin [ˈmɒkəsɪn] n
(= shoe) → mocassin m
(= snake) → mocassin m

moccasin
nMokassin m

moccasin [ˈmɒkəsɪn] nmocassino

moccasin
n moccasin [ˈmokəsin]
a type of shoe, made of soft leather, worn by American Indians; an imitation of it. mokassin حِذاء من جِلْد الغَزال الناعِم мокасини mokasín mokkasin der Mokassin μοκασίνι mocasín mokassiin کفش سبک mokkasiini mocassin מוּקָאסִין नरम चमडे़ से बना सपाट जूता mokasin, indijanski opanak mokaszin mokasin mokkasía mocassino モカシン靴 모카신 mokasinas mokasīns mokasin mocassin mokasin mokasyn mocassim mocasin мокасин mokasína mokasin mokasina mockasin รองเท้าหนังกวางนุ่มไม่มีส้นของชาวอินเดียนแดง mokasen (印第安人)軟皮鞋 мокасин نرم چمڑی کا بے ایزی کا جوتا giầy da đanh 鹿)鞋


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