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Beadswoman — Beads wom an, Bedeswoman Bedes wom an, n.; pl. { women}. Fem. of {Beadsman}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bedeswoman — Beadswoman Beads wom an, Bedeswoman Bedes wom an, n.; pl. { women}. Fem. of {Beadsman}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
-women — Beadswoman Beads wom an, Bedeswoman Bedes wom an, n.; pl. { women}. Fem. of {Beadsman}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
wampum — /wom peuhm, wawm /, n. 1. Also called peag, seawan, sewan. cylindrical beads made from shells, pierced and strung, used by North American Indians as a medium of exchange, for ornaments, and for ceremonial and sometimes spiritual purposes, esp.… … Universalium
wampumpeag — /wom peuhm peeg , wawm /, n. wampum. [1620 30, Amer.; earlier also wampampeak, wampompeage < Massachusett (c. Eastern Abenaki wápapayak wampum beads; equiv. to Proto Algonquian *wa·p white + * a·py string + * aki pl. suffix)] * * * … Universalium
wam|pum|peag — «WOM puhm peeg, WM », noun. 1. wampum made of white shells (less valuable than that made of black shells). 2. any wampum. ╂[American English < Algonkian (probably Narragansett) wanpanpiak string of white shell beads] … Useful english dictionary
wam|pum — «WOM puhm, WM », noun. 1. beads made from shells, formerly used by North American Indians as money and for ornament. 2. Slang. money. ╂[American English, short for wampumpeag] … Useful english dictionary
