Definition of calumets Calumets
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What does calumets mean?
Wiktionary 
- calumets (Noun)
Plural of calumet.
Part of speech
π€- calumets, noun, plural of calumet.
WordNet
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| calumet - a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) | ||
| peace pipe, pipe of peace | ||
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Wiktionary
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary π
- calumet (n.)
A kind of pipe, used by the North American Indians for smoking tobacco. The bowl is usually made of soft red stone, and the tube is a long reed often ornamented with feathers.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary π
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calumet
kalβ²Ε«-met, n. the 'peace pipe' of the North American Indians, a tobacco-pipe having a stem of reed or painted wood about 2Β½ feet long, decorated with feathers, with a large bowl, usually of soap-stone. [Calumet is a Norman name for a shepherd's pipe (Fr. chalumeauβL. calamellus, calamus), given by the early French settlers from its resemblance.]
Military DictionaryMilitary Dictionary and Gazetteer π₯
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calumet
A kind of pipe used by the North American Indians for smoking tobacco, having the bowl usually of soft red stone, and the tube a long reed ornamented with feathers. The calumet is used as a symbol or instrument of peace. To accept the calumet is to agree to the terms of peace, and to refuse it is to reject them. The calumet is used to seal or ratify contracts and alliances, and to receive strangers kindly.
Part of speech
π€- calumet, noun, singular of calumets.
