Qiviut Definition

kēvē-ət, -o͝ot
noun
The fine, soft, light-brown inner layer of hair of the musk ox.
Webster's New World
Yarn spun from this hair.
Webster's New World

The underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.

Wiktionary

Origin of Qiviut

  • From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᕿᕕᐅᖅ (qiviut, “underwool").

    From Wiktionary

  • Inuit pl. of qiviuq down, underhair

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

QQIQIV

Words Ending With

TUTIUT

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Words Starting With Q and Ending With T

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