Moccason

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

  moccasin \moc"ca*sin\, n. [An Indian word. Algonquin makisin.]
     [Sometimes written {moccason}.]
     1. A shoe made of deerskin, or other soft leather, the sole
        and upper part being one piece. It is the customary shoe
        worn by the American Indians.
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     2. (Zool.) A poisonous snake of the Southern United States.
        The water moccasin ({Ancistrodon piscivorus} syn.
        {Agkistrodon piscivorus}, also called {cottonmouth} and
        {cottonmouth water moccasin}) is usually found in or near
        water. Above, it is olive brown, barred with black;
        beneath, it is brownish yellow, mottled with darker. The
        upland moccasin is {Ancistrodon atrofuscus}. They resemble
        rattlesnakes, but are without rattles.
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     {Moccasin flower} (Bot.), a species of lady's slipper
        ({Cypripedium acaule}) found in North America. The lower
        petal is two inches long, and forms a rose-colored
        moccasin-shaped pouch. It grows in rich woods under
        coniferous trees.
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