mukluk

mukluk
mȕkluk m <N mn -uci>
DEFINICIJA
1. pom. meki eskimski čamac od sobove ili kitove kože
2. (mn) papuče, cipele koje sliče mukluku
ETIMOLOGIJA
amer.engl.esk. maklak

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  • mukluk — ☆ mukluk [muk′luk΄ ] n. [Esk muklok, a large seal] 1. an Eskimo boot made of sealskin or reindeer skin 2. a boot like this, made of canvas, rubber, etc …   English World dictionary

  • Mukluk — Ceremonial kamik boots worn by women in Greenland during special occasions. Mukluks or Kamik (singular: kamak, plural: kamiit) are a soft boot traditionally made of reindeer skin or sealskin and were originally worn by Arctic aboriginal people,… …   Wikipedia

  • mukluk — noun /ˈmʌklʌk,ˈməklək/ a) A soft knee high boot of sealskin or reindeer skin, originally worn by Inuit and Yupik. Her parkee, made of Caribou, it is a lovely fit, / And shes all right from muck a luck unto her dainty mit. / This lovely Klooch is… …   Wiktionary

  • Mukluk — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Kamik (homonymie). Kamik en peau de phoque Les mukluks ou kamik sont des bottes souples traditionnellement fabriquée en peau de caribou ou de …   Wikipédia en Français

  • mukluk — noun Etymology: Yupik maklak bearded seal Date: 1868 1. a sealskin or reindeer skin boot worn by Eskimos 2. a boot often of duck with a soft leather sole and worn over several pairs of socks …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • mukluk — /muk luk/, n. 1. a soft boot worn by Eskimos, often lined with fur and usually made of sealskin or reindeer skin. 2. a similar boot with a soft sole, usually worn for lounging. Also, mucluc, muckluck. [1865 70, Amer.; < Yupik maklak bearded seal …   Universalium

  • Mukluk — Alaska slang No ... it s not something you just stepped in out there on the tundra. But rather, a very warm, fur boot ..... usually knee high …   English dialects glossary

  • mukluk —  , muktuk  The first is a kind of boot; the second is whale blubber as food …   Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • mukluk — n. shoe worn by Eskimos …   English contemporary dictionary

  • mukluk —    (MUK luk) [Alaskan Eskimo: bearded seal] A soft, furlined Eskimo boot made of reindeer skin or sealskin; a similar boot or lounge footwear made in the United States from less exotic materials …   Dictionary of foreign words and phrases

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