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qiviut

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qi·vi·ut  (kv-t, -t)
n.
The soft wool lying beneath the long coat of the muskox, valued for its use as a fiber.

[Inuit, pl. of qiviuq, down, underhair.]


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Wool dog sweaters especially made of Qiviut wool, prove to be the best option for small dog breeds because of its light weight and for those breeds that have little or no hair, as this particular wool is exceptionally warm.
They are insulated by thick fur called qiviut, and they likely have the ability to direct blood away from their extremities in cold weather.
95): it covers the unique art of working with qiviut, or musk ox down, and tells how to locate it, work with it, and reproduce laces from the knitters of the Oomingmak Musk Ox producers's Co-Operative.
 
 
 
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