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
The Great Esquimaux Curlew looked like he was just coming onstage, his body leaning forward, his neck stretched out, his bill stuck up in the air like he was about to sing or something.
From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt
“I mean such as Malay proas, catamarans, Arab dhows, Chinese sanpans, Japanese pilot boats, Turkish caiques, Esquimaux kiacks, Alaskan war canoes, the hooded boats of the Swiss Lakes, and so on.”
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
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
