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单词 moccasin
释义

moccasin

/ˈmɒkəsɪn /
noun
1A soft leather slipper or shoe, strictly one without a separate heel, having the sole turned up on all sides and sewn to the upper in a simple gathered seam, in a style originating among North American Indians.Soft or hard sole slippers, moccasins, slip-ons or mules - these are just a few of the appealing styles you can find....
  • I inhaled Indian myths, and I crept through the woods near our house, re-enacting these myths, and wishing, wishing, for a pair of soft leather moccasins.
  • She stepped forward, her soft leather moccasins making hardly a sound on the great white floor.
2A venomous American pit viper.
  • Genus Agkistrodon, family Viperidae: three species, in particular the water (or cottonmouth) moccasin (see cottonmouth) and the highland moccasin (see copperhead).
However, the most common snake misidentification that occurs is between the Water Moccasin (Cottonmouth) and virtually any snake found in or near the water....
  • Water moccasins bask on land, or on logs and stumps near water surface.

Origin

Early 17th century: from Virginia Algonquian mockasin. The word is also found in other American Indian languages.

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