| 单词 | wampumpeag |
| 释义 | wampumpeag (once / 3939771 pages) n WORD FAMILY wampumpeag USAGE EXAMPLESAgate, carnelian, jasper, lead, copper, gold, silver, terra-cotta, mica, pearl, lignite, coal, bone, shells, chalcedony, wampumpeag, etc. Jones, John P. (John Percival), Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones...(2012) The natives used both these shells to manufacture their wampum, or wampumpeag, the delicate inner wreath of the periwinkle being preferred. Drake, Samuel Adams, Nooks and Corners of the New Englan...(2012) The wampumpeag of the North American Indians is a case in point, as it certainly served as jewellery. Phillips, Chester Arthur, Readings in Money and Banking—Selec...(2011) n small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency Syn|Hyper peag, wampum beads, string of beads several beads threaded together on a string |
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