n. A clay tobacco-pipe used by American Indians, especially as a symbol of truce or peace.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A kind of pipe, used by the North American Indians for smoking tobacco. The bowl is usually made of soft red stone, and the tube is a long reed often ornamented with feathers.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. A kind of tobacco-pipe used by the Indians of North America.
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n. a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
Word Usage
"A boy was standing beside her with a bow and arrow, on the reverse was a group of indians seated under an oak tree, smoking the long feathered and beaded pipe, which they call the calumet of peace."