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Meanings of mocassin in English

Portuguese
mocassim
Catalan
mocassí

Soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans.

mocassim
Usage of mocassin in English
1
The sole of a shoe cuts the grass sharper than a mocassin.
The Settlers in Canada
2
Larry tossed the mocassin to his leader, who eyed it carelessly for a moment.
Silver Lake
3
Suddenly he started, and, turning the mocassin over, examined it with close and earnest attention.
Silver Lake
4
The most curious is the mocassin flower.
Lady Mary and Her Nurse; Or, A Peep into the Canadian Forest
5
In addition to these proper names we have from the Indians wigwam, squaw, hammock, tomahawk, canoe, mocassin, hominy, etc.
How to Speak and Write Correctly
6
Ask a Chepewyan to wipe off his war-paint while there was the print of a Knisteneau mocassin in his war-path?
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1
7
Yes, my dear, but the face is more like an ape's; it is even more distinct than in the yellow mocassin.
Lady Mary and Her Nurse; Or, A Peep into the Canadian Forest
8
The mocassin of the officer had evidently attracted his attention, and he now demanded, in a more serious and imperative tone,-
Wacousta : a tale of the Pontiac conspiracy — Volume 2
9
My left foot fell flat, but under the soft sole of my right mocassin I felt something alive, heaving or rolling.
The Travels and Adventures of Monsieur Violet in California, Son...
10
He found the girl in equally good spirits, the injured foot encased in a mocassin that belonged to one of the foreman's children.
Every Man for Himself
11
An Indian mocassin over two pairs of thick socks is good in a hard frost, but gets wet through with the slightest moisture.
The Log House by the Lake: A Tale of Canada
12
The Strawberry now pointed to a mark near where the fire had been lighted, and said, "The mocassin of a squaw."
The Settlers in Canada
13
The Indian woman brought him the mocassins with the remainder of the skin.
The Settlers in Canada
14
I wore two pairs of mocassins, but the ice soon cut through both.
Metlakahtla and the North Pacific Mission of the Church Missiona...
15
He wore deerskin leggings fringed down the seams, and mocassins upon his feet.
The Boy Hunters
16
She was very busy sewing a pair of mocassins out of deer leather.
The Settlers in Canada
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Translations for mocassin
Portuguese
mocassim
Catalan
mocassí
Mocassin through the time