Qiviut

//ˈkɪv.i.ət// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The underwool of the Arctic muskox, used as a fibre. uncountable

    "She wants me to stay here and learn how to weave baskets and carve ivory and spin qiviut and die of boredom!"

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"She wants me to stay here and learn how to weave baskets and carve ivory and spin qiviut and die of boredom!"

Etymology

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

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