Moccasin

Word MOCCASIN
Character 8
Hyphenation moc ca sin
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Moccasin"

What do we mean by moccasin?

A soft leather slipper traditionally worn by certain Native American peoples. noun

Footwear resembling such a slipper. noun

A water moccasin. noun

A venomous serpent of the United States. noun

A shoe or cover for the feet, made of deerskin or other soft leather, without a stiff sole, and usually ornamented on the upper side: the shoe customarily worn by the American Indians. noun

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. noun

A poisonous snake of the Southern United States. The water moccasin (Ancistrodon piscivorus syn. Agkistrodon piscivorus, also called cottonmouth and cottonmouth water moccasin) 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. noun

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. noun

A kind of shoe with low heels, with the top sides stitched upwards. noun

A Native North American shoe made of deerskin. noun

A light beige colour, like that of a moccasin. noun

Any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon. noun

Soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans noun

A traditional Native North American shoe, usually without a heel or sole, made of a piece of deerskin or other soft leather turned up at the edges which are either stitched together at the top of the shoe, or sewn to a vamp (a piece covering the top of the foot).

A modern shoe with either a low or no heel resembling a traditional Native American moccasin in that the leather forming the sides of the shoe is stitched at the top.

A light beige colour, like that of a moccasin.

Any of several North American snakes of the genus Agkistrodon, particularly the copperhead (Agkistrodon contortrix) and the cottonmouth or water moccasin (Agkistrodon piscivorus).

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The word "moccasin" in example sentences

"I sent a letter out privately to be passed along by the Indians -- what they call moccasin telegraph." ❋ Hulbert Footner (1911)

I'm guessing that a subdued water moccasin is the best kind of water moccasin. ❋ ____Maggie (2008)

The Arapahos and Cheyennes use a "shoe" moccasin, that is, one which reaches no higher than the instep, and wants the upper sideflaps which moccasins usually have. ❋ Unknown (1916)

The moccasin was a little too short -- just a little. ❋ Unknown (1907)

At the same moment a large water-snake, of the kind known as a moccasin, glided away, and disappeared beneath the slimy bank. ❋ Kirk Munroe (1890)

The most common of the group, the _C. acaule_, most widely known as the moccasin-flower, whose large, nodding, pale crimson blooms we so irresistibly associate with the cool hemlock woods, will afford a good illustration. ❋ William Hamilton Gibson (1873)

The moccasin was a dangerous fellow, and he didn't want to run any risks with him. ❋ Oliver Optic (1859)

If ever I saw the print of a moccasin, that is one. ❋ William Henry Giles Kingston (1847)

THERE is another snake in Carolina and Florida called the moccasin, very different from this, which is a very beautiful creature, and I believe not of a distructive or vindictive nature; these when grown to their greatest size are about five feet in length, and near as thick as a man's arm; their skin scaly but smooth and shining, of a pale grey and sky colour ground, uniformly marked with transverse undulatory ringlets or blotches of a deep nut brown, edged with red or bright Spanish brown; they appear innocent, very active and swift, endeavouring to escape from one; they have no poisonous fangs. ❋ Unknown (1823)

It was a cottonmouth water moccasin which is one of the top five “Most Poisonous” snakes in Florida. ❋ Unknown (2010)

His vocab. word yesterday was "moccasin" (no idea why), which is technically a 'heelless slipper made of comfy leather'. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The game of "moccasin" was but a modification of this game. ❋ Andrew McFarland Davis (N/A)

He had not had a shoe on his foot for several years, but in winter made a kind of moccasin for himself of the bark of a tree, which he said was abundant in the swamps, and could be so manufactured as to make good ropes, and tolerable moccasins, sufficient at least to defend the feet from the frost, though not to keep them dry. ❋ Charles Ball (1859)

On other lodges, and beyond these, groups are engaged in games of the "moccasin", or the "platter". ❋ Unknown (1841)

Since we left the mountain we have seen many signs of Indians, such as moccasin tracks, and smoke rising from the prairies in different places, but as yet we had not succeeded in getting in company with any. ❋ Unknown (1839)

Previous to starting, we took the hides off our dead cattle and made a kind of moccasin for such of our beasts as were lame, which we found to be of great advantage, as it effectually shielded their feet from the scouring effects of the sand. ❋ Unknown (1839)

No, I wasn't there and no, i did not see a picture of it, but i have seen many a "moccasin" that turned out to be a blotched or diamondback water snake. however, it would be startling to have one in the house. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Along with shipments of tobacco grown in America, English-speakers would soon be in receipt of Native American words such as the Algonquian powwow and moccasin.viii But given that Renaissance is yet another borrowed term, French for “rebirth,” perhaps Cheke would have preferred that we refer to his day, more “natively,” as the Birthagaindom? ❋ Leslie Dunton-Downer (2010)

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