Definitions
Etymologies
- From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᕿᕕᐅᖅ (qiviut, "underwool"). (Wiktionary)
- Inuit, pl. of qiviuq, down, underhair. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“The inner fur of the muskox is called qiviut, which is softer than cashmere.”
“For added insulation, musk oxen grow a second fur layer each winter, an undercoat called qiviut that is said to be many times warmer than wool and softer than cashmere - and how obliging of the animals to shed that qiviut in spring for use in scarves.”
“The result is very similar to that of qiviut, in that it is soft like cashmere and warm like wool.”
“The only yarn store in Banff is at in the Banff Springs Hotel, and sells only qiviut.”
“This philosophy compliments our process of hand combing the qiviut from live animals.”
“The qiviut is very soft and warm and easily spun into highly sought after yarn.”
“In preparation for the warmer summer months, musk ox shed a layer of their fur called qiviut.”
“Pronounced kiv-ee-ute, qiviut is an Inuit word for down or underwool.”
“Also available in roving and unprocessed, qiviut is a luxurious fiber perfect for a scarf or shawl.”
“A day later, the three old ladies at #39 once more fed me my lunch at Scrabble; I never so much as sniffed a Triple Word Score, but I did learn that qiviut is a word.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘qiviut’.
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Q words
Ever get stuck with the random bunch of letters and a q and not know any words? Well, maybe this will help.
quire, quais, quai, queer, quoit, quitrent, quipster, question, quest, questing, quests, quit and 208 more...
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phrontistery - q
from phrontistery.info
qanat, qasida, qat, qigong, qintar, qiviut, qoph, qua, quab, quackle, quacksalver, quad and 227 more...
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250 Cherry-Picked Words
Juicy words for the intermediate and advanced speller
consomme, miniaceous, nankeen, smaragdine, stramineous, vitellary, allemande, beguine, bransle, charabanc, margaritaceous, chaconne and 238 more...
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Fibers & Fabrics
zibeline, havelock, pashmina, qiviut, sartorial, noil, balbriggan, fichu, bombazine, cambric, placket, gabardine and 28 more...
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Words with unusual spellings or pronu...
Herein are listed words with oddball spellings and words whose pronunciation does not reflect the spelling.
eleemosynary, Wednesday, colonel, posslq, zaqqum, qwerty, cinquefoil, qibla(h), minuscule, Cholmondeley, polyphloisboian, ptisan and 67 more...
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Sound or sequence
dulcimer, borborygmi, ecchymosis, scrivener, fustilugs, zarf, bawdyhouse, googleable, archfiend, gymkhana, cuckoopint, pilpul and 104 more...
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Weaverly Words
Words that relate to, or come from, the weaving trade.
Weave, Warp, Weft, Loom, Weaver, Weaving, woven, handwoven, twill, tabby, plainweave, sleazy and 95 more...
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C. S. Bird – Grandiloquent Dictionary
All the words from the Grandiloquent Dictionary.
946 of these 2700 words do not yield any results in six different dictionaries, hence many of them might be misspellings.
More in...abacinate, abcedarian, abderian, ablegate, abligurition, ablutophobia, abnormous, acarophobia, acathasia, accipitrine, accidia, accubitus and 2690 more...
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Q but not Qu
Words that start with Q but don't have a U right after the opening Q. Hard to do without using words from other languages.
qwerty, qi, qhat, qheche, qhom, qiana, qiviut, qat, qindarka
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Wordie/Wordnik Curio Cabinet
Oddments culled from my "main" lists that belong in a display cabinet of their own, plus sundry other curiosities. :-)
zeugma, ziggurat, xiphoid, xeric, whizgigging, whangdoodle, viviparous, vivific, vinolent, verjuice, vellicate, velleity and 1193 more...
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wearable materials
fabrics, wools, furs, etc.
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Handspinning Words
Words relating to the gentle art of making yarn.
spinning, spin, span, spun, spinning wheel, spinning jenny, cards, carding, rolag, top, sliver, batt and 68 more...
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Q without U
Words that have, but are not followed by a U. Usually are of middle eastern origin
faqir, qaid, qanat, qat, qindar, qindarka, qintar, qoph, qwerty, sheqel, buqsha, burka and 23 more...
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vera's Words
veracious, set, rhythm, defenestrate, ninja, argyle, supercalifragilis..., tango, posse, idea, hobbit, sufficient and 80 more...
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Q without the U
From SOWPODS
qat, qaid, qoph, faqir, qanat, tranq, qindar, qwerty, sheqel, qintar, qindarka, sheqalim and 27 more...
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fun ones
fun to say or fun in meaning
sizzard, clou, matutolagnia, grok, xiphoid, cwm, cattywampus, scroop, loblolly, katzenjammer, sphygmus, forfex and 68 more...
Tweets
Looking for tweets for qiviut.
rolig "To wear the arctic fox
you have to kill it. Wear
qiviut — the underwool of the arctic ox –
pulled off it like a sweater;
your coat is warm; your conscience, better."
— Marianne Moore, "The Arctic Ox (Or Goat)" Mar 27, 2013
reesetee From the Inuit qiviuq; the soft wool of the undercoat of the musk ox. Pronounced KEE-vee-ut. Nov 30, 2007