Examples of qiviut in a Sentence
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More egregiously, prosecutors said, were multiple instances of not adequately removing the horn, a mandatory step intended to eliminate some of the trophy values from animals intended to be taken for subsistence purposes like food and the animals’ soft, fibrous qiviut hides.
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Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022
Today, the Musk Ox Development Corporation, operating on the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska, raises and cares for the oxen and promotes sustainable qiviut production.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021
By the 1950s, demand for its meat and qiviut (soft inner wool) almost pushed the species to extinction.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021
Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Aug. 2022
Today, the Musk Ox Development Corporation, operating on the Musk Ox Farm in Palmer, Alaska, raises and cares for the oxen and promotes sustainable qiviut production.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021
By the 1950s, demand for its meat and qiviut (soft inner wool) almost pushed the species to extinction.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 5 Aug. 2021
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Word History
Etymology
Inuit
First Known Use
1958, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near qiviut
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“Qiviut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/qiviut. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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