noun
also moc·as·sin ˈmäkəsə̇n
( -s )
Etymology: of Algonquian origin; akin to Natick mokkussin shoe, Narraganset mocussin, Ojibwa makisin
1.
a. : a heelless shoe or boot of soft leather that is the distinctive footwear of American Indians, is widely worn by aborigines of cold climates, and has the sole brought up the sides of the foot and over the toes where it is joined with a puckered seam to a U-shaped piece lying on top of the foot
b. : a regular shoe having a lap seam or saddle seam on the forepart of the vamp imitating the seam of a true moccasin
2.
a. : a pit viper of the genus Agkistrodon ; especially : water moccasin
b. : any snake resembling or thought to resemble a moccasin (as a water snake of the genus Natrix )
3. : argus brown