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Moccasin - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Moccasin : (noun)
1: soft leather shoe; originally worn by native Americans [syn:
mocassin, moccasins]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
2. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Moccasin, MT
Zip code(s): 59462
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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