moccasin

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[edit] Etymology

From Powhatan mockasins, mawhcasuns (plural).

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  • IPA: /ˈmɑ.kə.ˌsɪn/
  • Schoolbook Phonetics: (mŏʹku̇sĭnʺ)
  • Last Resort Phonetics: MOCK-uh-SIN

[edit] Adjective

moccasin (not comparable)

  1. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) Of a light beige colour, like that of a moccasin.

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[edit] Noun

moccasin (plural moccasins)

  1. A kind of shoe with low heels, with the top sides stitched upwards.
  2. A Native North American shoe made of deerskin.
  3. A light beige colour, like that of a moccasin.
    moccasin colour:    
  4. Any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon.

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