moccasin

The definition of a moccasin is a soft slipper made of leather, or a slipper or shoe that is very similar.

(noun)

An example of a moccasin is a shoe a person may wear around the house.

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See moccasin in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

  1. a heelless slipper of soft, flexible leather, worn orig. by North American Indians
  2. any slipper more or less like this but with a hard sole and heel
  3. water moccasin

Origin: < AmInd (Algonquian), as in Narragansett mokussin, Massachusett mohkisson

See moccasin in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  1. A soft leather slipper traditionally worn by certain Native American peoples.
  2. Footwear resembling such a slipper.
  3. A water moccasin.

Origin:

Origin: Of Virginia Algonquian origin

Origin: ; akin to Powhatan mäkäsĭn, shoe

Origin: , and Ojibwa makisin

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