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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
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.
[1913 Webster]
2. (Zool.) 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.
[1913 Webster]
{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.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
moccasin
n 1: soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans
[syn: {moccasin}, {mocassin}]
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