CALUMET


Meaning of CALUMET in English

/kal"yeuh met', kal'yeuh met"/ , n.

a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, esp. in token of peace. Also called peace pipe .

[ 1710-20; chalumeau CHALUMEAU, with suffix altered to -et -ET ]

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