Esquimau

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl. {Eskimos}. [Originally applied by the
     Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw
     flesh.] (Ethnol.)
     One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and
     Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the
     Mongolian race. [Written also {Esquimau}.]


     [1913 Webster]
  
     {Eskimo dog} (Zo["o]l.), one of a breed of large and powerful
        dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely
        resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.
        Eskimo dog
        [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Esquimau \Es"qui*mau\, n.; pl. {Esquimaux}. [F.]
     Same as {Eskimo}.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau
           can live, a civilized man can live also. --McClintock.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Esquimau
       n 1: a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada
            or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the
            Algonquians called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh')
            but they call themselves the Inuit (`the people') [syn:
            {Eskimo}, {Inuit}]
       2: the language spoken by the Eskimo people [syn: {Eskimo}]