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qiviut en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈkɪv.i.ət/

Etymology

From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᕿᕕᐅᖅ, ᕿᕕᐅᑦ (qifioq, qifiot, “underwool”).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) The underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre.
    • She wants me to stay here and learn how to weave baskets and carve ivory and spin qiviut and die of boredom! 1992, Dana Stabenow, A Cold Day for Murder, →ISBN, page 77: