qiviutn.

Brit.

/ˈkɪvɪət/, U.S.

/ˈkɪviət/

Forms: 1900s– kiviut, 1900s– qiviuq, 1900s– qiviut, 1900s– quiviut.

Origin: A borrowing from Eastern Canadian Inuit. Etymon: Eastern Canadian Inuit qiviut.

Etymology: < Eastern Canadian Inuit qiviut (singular qiviuq) musk ox underwool, down feathers.The form qiviuq corresponds to the Eastern Canadian Inuit singular form.

The underwool of the musk ox; fibre made from this.

ΘΚΠ

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from other animal

Angora1763

shawl-wool1774

alpaca1792

llama1864

shahtoosha1868

qiviut1958

the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > woollen > from specific animal

mohair1569

camel-yarn1670

Angola1804

qiviut1958

1958 Atlantic Mar. 81/1 The qiviut is a cashmere type of wool, though much longer fibered.

1968 Beaver Winter 37/2 Eskimos..have long known his wonderful underwool as qiviut, a fibre far warmer than the silken down of the northern grey goose.

1972 Guardian 26 June 12/7 Collection of qiviut begins at the end of April. Bulls yield 6lb, and cows 5lb.

1995 Inuit Art Q. Spring 18/1 Eskimo women..make money by knitting qiviut fibre, the fine underhair which the muskox sheds.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	qiviut
释义	qiviutn. Brit. /ˈkɪvɪət/, U.S. /ˈkɪviət/ Forms: 1900s– kiviut, 1900s– qiviuq, 1900s– qiviut, 1900s– quiviut. Origin: A borrowing from Eastern Canadian Inuit. Etymon: Eastern Canadian Inuit qiviut. Etymology: < Eastern Canadian Inuit qiviut (singular qiviuq) musk ox underwool, down feathers.The form qiviuq corresponds to the Eastern Canadian Inuit singular form. The underwool of the musk ox; fibre made from this. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > wool > [noun] > type of > from other animal Angora1763 shawl-wool1774 alpaca1792 llama1864 shahtoosha1868 qiviut1958 the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > thread or yarn > [noun] > woollen > from specific animal mohair1569 camel-yarn1670 Angola1804 qiviut1958 1958 Atlantic Mar. 81/1 The qiviut is a cashmere type of wool, though much longer fibered. 1968 Beaver Winter 37/2 Eskimos..have long known his wonderful underwool as qiviut, a fibre far warmer than the silken down of the northern grey goose. 1972 Guardian 26 June 12/7 Collection of qiviut begins at the end of April. Bulls yield 6lb, and cows 5lb. 1995 Inuit Art Q. Spring 18/1 Eskimo women..make money by knitting qiviut fibre, the fine underhair which the muskox sheds. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1958
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