Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A soft boot made of reindeer skin or sealskin and worn by Eskimos.
- noun A slipper with a soft sole resembling this boot.
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- noun Canada, US A soft knee-high
boot ofsealskin orreindeer skin, originally worn byInuit andYupik . - noun Canada, US A laced
winter boot resembling a traditional mukluk, with thick rubbersole and clothupper .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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"mukluk," others in sweaters with huge initials and winged emblems, and all were collarless.
The Spoilers Rex Ellingwood Beach 1913
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At a recent rehearsal, dressed in black leggings and mukluk slippers with a long ponytail and fingernails painted a light shade of coffee, she spoke with The Wall Street Journal about her unusual path back to New York.
Stepping Gracefully Into Her Identity Ellen Gamerman 2012
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Alaskan winter nights last 18 hours (which Todd and I will never let Bristol use as an excuse again), and there's nothing better to mukluk your toes than the thick skin of a moose!
John DeBellis: We Shot A Moose - Recipe for Sarah's Stew 2009
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They're more mukluk than goth, but you can't beat 'em for warmth.
Calling all Knitters! And Sock Lovers! Emergency Knitting please? Plus see squirrel pics! Elizabeth McClung 2009
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An Eskimo mukluk in cheap black vinyl is not my style.
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They are also notorious for wanting to lower taxes on business so they can hire more mukluk makers.
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From fun ponchos to trimmed mukluk boots, these prints are alive and well today, giving a “bohemian chic” look to anything you pair them with.
Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005
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From fun ponchos to trimmed mukluk boots, these prints are alive and well today, giving a “bohemian chic” look to anything you pair them with.
Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005
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From fun ponchos to trimmed mukluk boots, these prints are alive and well today, giving a “bohemian chic” look to anything you pair them with.
Before You Put That On Lloyd Boston 2005
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He was dressed in traditional Inuit clothes: fur parka, fur pants, and mukluk boots.
Ice Hunt Rollins, James, 1961- 2003
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