peace pipe

peace 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

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noun

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calumet.
[1770-80]

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peace pipe noun
The calumet
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Main Entry: ↑peace

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peace pipe UK US noun [countable] [singular peace pipe plural peace pipes]
a pipe that Native Americans smoke and share as a sign of peace.
Thesaurus: tobacco, cigarettes, cigars and pipeshyponym

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peace pipe,
a pipe smoked by certain North American Indian tribes as a token or pledge of peace; calumet. It was used ceremonially by adult males. »

The Professor and Red Cloud…were photographed with clasped hands and the peace pipe between them (J. H. Cook).

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n. a tobacco pipe offered and smoked as a token of peace among North American Indians

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noun, pl ⋯ pipes [count]
: a pipe that is smoked by Native Americans in a special ceremony as a sign of peace

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ˈpeace pipe 7 [peace pipe peace pipes] noun
a ↑tobacco pipe offered and smoked as a symbol of peace by Native Americans
 
Culture:
The pipe was decorated and was respected as a symbol of its owner’s power. To ‘smoke the peace pipe’ is a phrase used in American English meaning to end a dispute or argument

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After much squabbling Linda and Rick finally decided to smoke the peace pipe.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • peace pipe — ☆ peace pipe n. a ceremonial pipe smoked by American Indians as part of a peace conference …   English World dictionary

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  • peace pipe — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms peace pipe : singular peace pipe plural peace pipes a pipe that Native Americans smoke and share as a sign of peace …   English dictionary

  • peace pipe — noun (C) a pipe which Native Americans use to smoke tobacco, which is shared in a ceremony as a sign of peace; pipe of peace …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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  • peace pipe — noun a tobacco pipe offered and smoked as a token of peace among North American Indians …   English new terms dictionary

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