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Definitions
Etymologies
- From Eastern Canadian Inuktitut ᖁᓪᓕᖅ (qulliq). (Wiktionary)
Examples
“The main room of the cabin was lit with three traditional qulliq oil lamps, half-moons of hollow soapstone.”
“At an opening ceremony Friday, an Inuit elder lit a qulliq”
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azd's Words
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Oddments culled from my "main" lists that belong in a display cabinet of their own, plus sundry other curiosities. :-)
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reesetee Great word, azd! Stolen. :-) Sep 24, 2007
azd The qulliq is a seal oil lamp and stove of the old days. Sep 24, 2007