the calumet of peace
1Calumet — Cal u*met, n. [F. calumet, fr. L. calamus reed. See {Halm}, and cf. {Shawm}.] 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… …
2calumet — noun /ˈkæljʊmɛt/ A clay tobacco pipe used by American Indians, especially as a symbol of truce or peace. , 1922: THE CALUMET OF PEACE. He offered a cigarette to the professor and took one himself. James Joyce, Ulysses Syn: peace pipe …
3Calumet (pipe) — Peace pipe redirects here. For other uses, see Peace pipe (disambiguation). A Lakota (Sioux) chanunpa pipestem, without the pipe bowl, displayed at the United States Library of Congress A Calumet is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by some Native… …
4Calumet River — The Calumet River refers to a system of heavily industrialized rivers and canals in the region between the neighborhood of South Chicago in Chicago, Illinois, and the city of Gary, Indiana.BackgroundAs of September 16, 2008, areas of Lake and… …
5The Slavs in America — The Slavs in America † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Slavs in America The Slavic races have sent large numbers of their people to the United States and Canada, and this immigration is coming every year in increasing numbers. The… …
6peace pipe — noun a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) • Syn: ↑calumet, ↑pipe of peace • Hypernyms: ↑pipe, ↑tobacco pipe * * * noun : calumet …
7Calumet — A Calumet is a Native American smoking pipe carved out of pipestone, sometimes called a peace pipe .Calumet is also the name (or part of the name) of a number of places in North America:;In the United States *Calumet, Colorado *Calumet, Iowa… …
8calumet — /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; < F, orig. dial. (Norman, Picard): pipe stem, a by form… …
9Peace — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Peace >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 peace peace Sgm: N 1 amity amity &c.(friendship) 888 Sgm: N 1 harmony harmony &c.(concord) 714 Sgm: N 1 tranquillity tranquillity &c.(quiescence) 265 Sgm: N 1 tr …
10peace pipe — /ˈpis paɪp/ (say pees puyp) noun the calumet or pipe smoked by the Native Americans of North America in token or ratification of peace …
