calumet

[ kal-yuh-met, kal-yuh-met ]

/ ˈkæl yəˌmɛt, ˌkæl yəˈmɛt /

noun

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

Also called peace pipe.

Origin of calumet

First recorded in 1710–20; from French, originally dialect (Norman, Picard): “pipe stem,” a by-form of French chalumeau “reed flute, stem of a reed,” with suffix altered to -et; see origin at chalumeau, -et

Words nearby calumet

calque, Caltanissetta, Caltech, caltrop, caltrop family, calumet, Calumet City, calumniate, calumnious, calumny, calutron

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Example sentences from the Web for calumet

If anything supplied tobacco for the calumet of the ex parte peace which he had made with his son, it was this theatrical part.
Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2)|Jean Paul Friedrich Richter
In vain I showed the calumet, and made gestures to explain that we had not come as enemies.
Explorers and Travellers|Adolphus W. Greely
The calumet was lighted, and passed around to each person present.
Christopher Carson|John S. C. Abbott
Calumet is an Old Norman word for chalumeau, reed, pipe, a diminutive from Lat.
The Romance of Words (4th ed.)|Ernest Weekley

The grand chief was seated in their midst, holding in his hand the calumet of peace, half-colored for war.
Atala|Franois Auguste de Chateaubriand

British Dictionary definitions for calumet

calumet

/ (ˈkæljʊˌmɛt) /

noun

a less common name for peace pipe

Word Origin for calumet

C18: from Canadian French, from French (Normandy dialect): straw, from Late Latin calamellus a little reed, from Latin: calamus

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单词	calumet
释义	calumet [ kal-yuh-met, kal-yuh-met ] / ˈkæl yəˌmɛt, ˌkæl yəˈmɛt / noun a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace. Also called peace pipe. Origin of calumet First recorded in 1710–20; from French, originally dialect (Norman, Picard): “pipe stem,” a by-form of French chalumeau “reed flute, stem of a reed,” with suffix altered to -et; see origin at chalumeau, -et Words nearby calumet calque, Caltanissetta, Caltech, caltrop, caltrop family, calumet, Calumet City, calumniate, calumnious, calumny, calutron Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for calumet If anything supplied tobacco for the calumet of the ex parte peace which he had made with his son, it was this theatrical part. Titan: A Romance v. 1 (of 2)\|Jean Paul Friedrich Richter In vain I showed the calumet, and made gestures to explain that we had not come as enemies. Explorers and Travellers\|Adolphus W. Greely The calumet was lighted, and passed around to each person present. Christopher Carson\|John S. C. Abbott Calumet is an Old Norman word for chalumeau, reed, pipe, a diminutive from Lat. The Romance of Words (4th ed.)\|Ernest Weekley The grand chief was seated in their midst, holding in his hand the calumet of peace, half-colored for war. Atala\|Franois Auguste de Chateaubriand British Dictionary definitions for calumet calumet / (ˈkæljʊˌmɛt) / noun a less common name for peace pipe Word Origin for calumet C18: from Canadian French, from French (Normandy dialect): straw, from Late Latin calamellus a little reed, from Latin: calamus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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