moccasin
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moc·ca·sin
(mŏk′ə-sĭn)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 mäkäsĭn, 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. (Animals) short for water moccasin
[C17: from Algonquian; compare Narraganset mocussin shoe]
moc•ca•sin
(ˈmɒk ə sɪn, -zən)n.
1. a heelless shoe made entirely of soft leather, as deerskin, with the sole brought up and attached to a piece of U-shaped leather on top of the foot, worn orig. by American Indians.
2. a hard-soled shoe or slipper resembling this.
3. cottonmouth.
[1612 (John Smith); < Virginia Algonquian]
moccasin
An Algonquian word used to mean a soft leather shoe.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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
حِذاء من جِلْد الغَزال الناعِم
mokasín
mokkasin
avokasmokkasiinimokkasiinikäärme
mokasszinmokaszin
mokkasía
mokasinas
mokasīns
mokasína
mokasen
moccasin
n → Mokassin m
moccasin
(ˈmokəsin) noun a type of shoe, made of soft leather, worn by American Indians; an imitation of it.