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Definition of Moccasin

1. Noun. Soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans.

Definition of Moccasin

1. n. 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.

Definition of Moccasin

1. Adjective. Of a light beige colour, like that of a moccasin. ¹

2. Noun. A kind of shoe with low heels, with the top sides stitched upwards. ¹

3. Noun. A Native North American shoe made of deerskin. ¹

4. Noun. A light beige colour, like that of a moccasin. ¹

5. Noun. Any of several North American snakes of the genus ''Agkistrodon''. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Moccasin

1. a type of shoe [n -S] - See also: shoe

Medical Definition of Moccasin

1. 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. 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, a species of lady's slipper (Cypripedium acaule) found in North America. The lower petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-coloured moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under coniferous trees. Origin: Sometimes written moccason. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Moccasin

Literary usage of Moccasin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An American Glossary by Richard Hopwood Thornton (1912)
"moccasin-snake. The Ancistrodon piscivorus. 1791 The moccasin snake is a large and ... .There is another snake in Carolina and Florida, called the moccasin. ..."

2. North American Indians of the Plains by Clark Wissler (1920)
"47 shows a moccasin which is beaded around the edges, but has its front surface traversed ... At the heel of the moccasin, which is not shown in the figure, ..."

3. The Indian Sign Language: With Brief Explanatory Notes of the Gestures by William Philo Clark (1884)
"moccasin. Pass spread thumbs and index fingers over feet and toes to ankles, right hand over right, left over left, palms of hands towards and close to feet ..."

4. Anthropological Papers of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1909)
"There was once a man named Bear-moccasin, who had a chum called Chief-Old-Man. The reason why the former was called Bear-moccasin was that he wore bearskins ..."

5. Chippewa Music by Frances Densmore (1913)
"It is said that in the old days most of the moccasin game songs were ... Small pieces of tin are sometimes set in the frame of the moccasin game drum, ..."

6. Bulletin by Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology (1905)
"TUB moccasin FAULT. — The eastern border of the Triassic upland back of Pipe spring ... The valley may be named after moccasin spring on its western side. ..."

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