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kamik

[ kah-mik ]

noun

, Canadian chiefly Eastern Arctic.
  1. a mukluk made of sealskin.

kamik

/ ˈkɑːmɪk /

noun

  1. a traditional Inuit boot made of caribou hide or sealskin
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kamik1

Borrowed into English from Inuit around 1860–65
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Word History and Origins

Origin of kamik1

from Inuktitut
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Example Sentences

The boots, called kamik, are of sealskin, bleached to a spotless cream color.

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