I. ˈdȯrsə̇t, -ȯ(ə)s-, usu -ə̇d.+V noun
( -s )
Usage: often capitalized
Etymology: from the county of Dorset, England, where it was first made
: blue vinny
II. noun
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Cape Dorset near Baffin island, Franklin district, Northwest Territories, Canada
: an Eskimo culture of northeastern Canada and northern Greenland about A.D. 100-1000 characterized by the hunting of caribou and seals and by microlithic flake tools and harpoon heads having gouged rather than drilled holes