0 a type of shoe, made of soft leather, worn by American Indians; an imitation of it -- mokasín
a pair of moccasins.
The name means 'puckered' and probably refers to the seam in their moccasins.
On the industrial side a small start has been made with, surprisingly enough, a cottage industry producing leather moccasin shoes.
It was once the preferred yarn for handsewing the uppers of moccasin-style shoes (loafers), but its use has been replaced by synthetics.
Fancy female dancers wear cloth, beaded moccasins and jewelry, while the jingle dress dancer wears a dress made of metal cones.
Moccasin has also been hit hard by devastating wildfires that struck the area in 1916, 1919, 1922, and 1955.
During the winter months, men would commonly wear deerskin tunics and leggings with moccasins.
Underneath the dress, they wore leather leggings with ankle-high moccasins.
Boys dressed much like the older males, wearing leggings, loincloths, moccasins, and occasionally an undecorated shirt.
