watap

[ wuh-tahp, wa- ]

noun

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

watap

/ wɑː-; wæˈtɑːp /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of watap¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of watap¹

C18: from Canadian French, from Cree watapiy

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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