moccasin

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Synonyms: moccason, moccassin, occasion, moccasins, mocassin, mccain, mccaslin

Antonyms: moccason, moccassin, occasion, moccasins, mocassin, mccain, mccaslin

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Noun

1. A [[traditional]] [[Native American|Native North American]] [[shoe]], usually without a [[heel#Noun|heel]] or [[sole]], made of a piece of [[deerskin]] or other [[soft]] [[leather]] turned up at the [[edge#Noun|edges]] which are either [[stitch#Verb|stitched]] together at the top of the shoe, or [[sew]]n to a [[vamp#Noun|vamp]] (a piece covering the top of the [[foot#Noun|foot]]). {{defdate|from early 17th c.}}
2. A modern shoe with either a low or no heel resembling a traditional Native American moccasin in that the leather forming the sides of the shoe is stitched at the top.
3. A light [[beige]] colour, like that of a moccasin.
4. Any of several [[North American]] [[snake#Noun|snakes]] of the [[genus]] {{taxfmt|Agkistrodon|genus}}, ''particularly'' the [[copperhead]] ({{taxfmt|Agkistrodon contortrix|species}}) and the [[cottonmouth]] or [[water moccasin]] ({{taxfmt|Agkistrodon piscivorus|species}}).

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