ˈkalyəˌmet, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷, ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷_mə̇t noun
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Usage: often attributive
Etymology: American French, from French dialect, straw, from Late Latin calamellus little reed, diminutive of Latin calamus reed — more at calamus
: a highly ornamented ceremonial pipe of the No. American Indians that was smoked at sacrifices and other magical or religious rites and on state occasions
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