watap

American  

[wuh-tahp, wa-] / wəˈtɑp, wæ- /

Also wattap,

noun

1. a thread made by North American Indians from the divided roots of certain conifers and used in weaving and sewing.

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watap British  

/ wɑː-, wæˈtɑːp /

noun

1. a stringy thread made by North American Indians from the roots of various conifers and used for weaving and sewing

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Etymology

Origin of watap

First recorded in 1800–05; from Canadian French watap, from an Algonquian language, e.g., Ojibwe wadab or Narragansett wattap “tree root”

Example Sentences

Should this be impossible, look well to the watap, or roots, used in the sewing, that they are not frayed or burst.

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