qiviut

English
a small piece of qiviut wool

Etymology

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkɪv.i.ət/[1]

Noun

qiviut (uncountable)

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

References
  1. 2006, Nancy Gates, The Alaska Almanac: Facts about Alaska, page 185
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