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[mok-uh-sin, -zuh
n] 
–noun
| 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 originally by the American Indians. |
| 2. | a hard-soled shoe or slipper resembling this, often decorated with beads. |
| 3. | any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon (Ancistrodon), esp. the cottonmouth. |
Origin:
1605–15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian < Proto-Algonquian *maxkeseni
1605–15, Americanism; < Virginia Algonquian < Proto-Algonquian *maxkeseni
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| moc·ca·sin (mŏk'ə-sĭn) n.
[Of Virginia Algonquian origin; akin to Powhatan mäkäsĭn, shoe, and Ojibwa makisin.] |
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Moccasin
Moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.] [Sometimes written moccason.]1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe worn by the American Indians. 2. (Zo["o]l.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus) is usually found in or near water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black; beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The upland moccasin is Ancistrodon atrofuscus. They resemble rattlesnakes, but are without rattles. Moccasin flower (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under coniferous trees.
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Language Translation for : moccasin
Spanish:
mocasín,
German:
der Mokassin,
Japanese:
モカシン靴
moccasin
1612, from an Algonquian language of Virginia, probably Powhatan makasin "shoe" (cognate with Ojibwa makizin, Narragansett mokussin, Micmac m'kusun). The venomous snake of southern U.S. is perhaps a different word.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Main Entry: moc·ca·sin
Pronunciation: 'mäk-&-s&n
Function: noun
1 :
2 : a snake (as of the genus Natrix) resembling a water moccasin
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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