Esquimau
noun
a former spelling of Eskimo.
Esquimaux
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pluralof Esquimau.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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He has done much ethnological study among the Labrador Esquimaux, has taught Anthropology at Bowdoin.
From Time Magazine Archive
You stretch your neck up like the Great Esquimaux Curlew.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
There were viewing cards of the Great Sphinx of Egypt, the Fabulous White City of Chicago, the Fascinating Lives of the Esquimaux.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
“The Great Esquimaux Curlew. An actor if ever there was one.”
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
It got so that I liked the rehearsals, even though it meant that I couldn't be drawing the Great Esquimaux Curlew with Mr. Powell on Saturday afternoons.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
