esquimau

3 definitions found

esquimau - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Eskimo \Es"ki*mo\, n.; pl. Eskimos. [Originally applied by the
     Algonquins to the Northern Indians, and meaning eaters of raw
     flesh.] (Ethnol.)
     One of a peculiar race inhabiting Arctic America and
     Greenland. In many respects the Eskimos resemble the
     Mongolian race. [Written also Esquimau.]
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Eskimo dog (Zo["o]l.), one of a breed of large and powerful
        dogs used by the Eskimos to draw sledges. It closely
        resembles the gray wolf, with which it is often crossed.
        Eskimo dog
        [1913 Webster]

  Esquimau \Es"qui*mau\, n.; pl. Esquimaux. [F.]
     Same as Eskimo.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           It is . . . an error to suppose that where an Esquimau
           can live, a civilized man can live also. --McClintock.
     [1913 Webster]

esquimau - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Esquimau
      n 1: a member of a people inhabiting the Arctic (northern Canada
           or Greenland or Alaska or eastern Siberia); the Algonquians
           called them Eskimo (`eaters of raw flesh') but they call
           themselves the Inuit (`the people') [syn: Eskimo,
           Esquimau, Inuit]
      2: the language spoken by the Eskimo [syn: Eskimo, Esquimau]