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‖ qiviut|ˈkɪvɪət|
[Eskimo.]
The underwool of the arctic musk-ox; fibre made from this.
1965Sci. News Let. 12 June 370/1 Many woolen manufacturers are enthusiastic about the principal product of the musk ox, its underwool, which the Eskimos call ‘qiviut’. The fiber is similar to that of cashmere but about twice as long and half as thick. 1968Beaver Winter 37/2 Eskimos call him [sc. the musk-ox] ‘umingmak’, the bearded one, and have long known his wonderful underwool as qiviut, a fibre far warmer than the silken down of the northern grey goose. 1972Guardian 26 June 12/7 Collection of qiviut begins at the end of April. Bulls yield 6lb, and cows 5lb. 1979R. Fiennes Hell on Ice viii. 125 The early explorers shot many musk-oxen. They took the soft wool that lies beneath the long brown hair. This qiviut was valuable to the Eskimo. |