Definition of Moccesin
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.
2. (Zoöl.) 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 (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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- a kind of shoe with low heels, with the top sides stiched upwards
- a Native North American shoe made of deerskin
- (colour) a light beige colour, like that of a mocassin.
moccasin colour:
- (colour) of a light beige colour, like that of a mocassin.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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