moccasin

/'mɔkəsin/

Thân thiện

A child wears a pair of beaded moccasins while walking through the grass.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A soft leather shoe without a heel, originally made and worn by Native Americans: A type of footwear traditionally crafted from deerskin or other soft leather, often featuring a puckered seam across the top.
   • (Snake): A venomous pit viper (genus Agkistrodon) found in North America, also known as a water moccasin or cottonmouth.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Shoe):
  • He wore comfortable moccasins around the house.
  • Traditional moccasins were often decorated with intricate beadwork.
• Noun (Snake):
  • Be careful when hiking near the swamp; you might see a moccasin.
  • The water moccasin is known for its aggressive nature.

Advanced Usage

• "To be in someone's moccasins": To be in another person's situation or position; to empathize with their experience.
  • You should try to be in his moccasins before you judge his actions.

Variants and Related Words

• Moccasin toe: A style of shoe construction where a separate piece of leather forms the upper part of the toe box, creating a distinctive seam.
• Water moccasin: The common name for the venomous snake .
• Moccasined (adj.): Wearing moccasins.
  • The moccasined feet made no sound on the forest floor.

Synonyms

• Shoe (for footwear): Loafer, slipper.
• Snake: Cottonmouth, pit viper.

Related Phrases

• Soft as a moccasin: Used to describe something very soft or flexible.
  • The leather was worked until it was as soft as a moccasin.

Related Idioms

• Don't judge a man until you have walked a mile in his moccasins: A proverb advising against criticizing someone before understanding their experiences and perspective.

Học thuật

Noun

1. soft leather shoe; originally worn by Native Americans

Từ đồng nghĩa

• mocassin