Definitions
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- noun A dress (lightweight parka) worn by Eskimo women.
- noun An
overshirt , worn by Eskimo men and women.
Etymologies
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From a Yupik language term qaspeq.
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Examples
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A toddler wearing a blue kuspuk sat in a stroller happily crunching on Goldfish crackers while waiters in crisp white jackets poured beer from Alaskan Brewing Co.
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Bobby and Dinah held court in one corner, baby Katya on Bobby’s lap, resplendent in a bright pink corduroy kuspuk trimmed with rickrack and wolverine, necessitating a brief deviation from Kate’s course.
A Fine and Bitter Snow Stabenow, Dana 2002
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A cloth parka cover often made of velvet or brightly-colored cotton print.
June 23, 2015