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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.]
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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]
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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]
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moccasin
An Algonquian word used to mean a soft leather shoe.
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Noun 1. [画像:moccasin - soft leather shoe]moccasin - 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
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Translations
حِذاء من جِلْد الغَزال الناعِم
mokasín
mokkasin
avokasmokkasiinimokkasiinikäärme
mokasszinmokaszin
mokkasía
mokasinas
mokasīns
mokasína
mokasen
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moccasin
n → Mokassin m
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moccasin
(ˈmokəsin) noun a type of shoe, made of soft leather, worn by American Indians; an imitation of it. mokassin حِذاء من جِلْد الغَزال الناعِم мокасини mocassim mokasín der Mokassin mokkasin 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 يو ډول بوټونه mocassim mocasin мокасин mokasína mokasin mokasina mockasin รองเท้าหนังกวางนุ่มไม่มีส้นของชาวอินเดียนแดง mokasen (北美原住民)軟皮鞋 мокасин نرم چمڑی کا بے ایزی کا جوتا giầy da đanh 鹿皮(软皮)鞋
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