moccasin
noun
moc·ca·sin
ˈmä-kə-sən 
1
a
: a soft leather heelless shoe or boot with the sole brought up the sides of the foot and over the toes where it is joined with a puckered seam to a U-shaped piece lying on top of the foot
b
: a regular shoe having a seam on the forepart of the vamp imitating the seam of a moccasin
2
a
b
: a snake (as of the genus Natrix) resembling a water moccasin
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Lawrence wore those anklets with The Row’s Lucca moccasins and a school-girl miniskirt with a leopard print Mehry Mu bag and a Tiffany & Co. link station necklace.
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British Vogue, Glamour, 18 June 2024
Yet the Wyatt moccasin is for real, and on sale now.
—Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
Irving’s shoes which resemble the popular Native American moccasins are brown with gold accents and brown fringe along the heel.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
The same trick has been played with Native American art where moccasins, buffalo robes or baskets made 200 years ago remain more commonplace in museums than paintings, sculptures, or photography from the last 20 years by Indigenous artists.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
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British Vogue, Glamour, 18 June 2024
Yet the Wyatt moccasin is for real, and on sale now.
—Red Fabbri, Travel + Leisure, 10 June 2024
Irving’s shoes which resemble the popular Native American moccasins are brown with gold accents and brown fringe along the heel.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2024
The same trick has been played with Native American art where moccasins, buffalo robes or baskets made 200 years ago remain more commonplace in museums than paintings, sculptures, or photography from the last 20 years by Indigenous artists.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024
See all Example Sentences for moccasin
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moccasin
noun
moc·ca·sin
ˈmäk-ə-sən
1
a
: a soft leather shoe without a heel and with the sole and sides made of one piece
b
: a similar shoe with a separate sole
2
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moccasin
noun
moc·ca·sin
ˈmäk-ə-sən
1
2
: a snake (as of the genus Natrix) resembling a water moccasin
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