单词 | seawan |
释义 | seawan in British English or sewan (ˈsiːwən) noun shell beads, usually unstrung, used by certain Native Americans as money; wampum Word origin C18: from Narraganset seawohn looseseawan in American English (ˈsiwən) noun "> wampum (sense 1). Also: seawant (ˈsiˌwɑːnt), sewan Word origin [1620–30, Amer.; ‹ New York D sewan, zeewan, zeewant, etc. ‹ Munsee Delaware *sé⋅wan unstrung wampum, lit., that which is in a scattered state, deriv of se⋅(w)- scatter(ed)]This word is first recorded in the period 1620–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: acid, contact, geometric, midshipman, plug |
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