Wampum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. Small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts, formerly used by certain Native American peoples as currency and jewelry or for ceremonial exchanges between groups. Also called peag.
  • n. Informal Money.
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  • n. Small beads made from polished shells, especially white ones, formerly used as money and jewelry by certain Native American peoples.
  • n. Money.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an ornament.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Small shell beads pierced and strung, used as money and for or nament by the North American Indians.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
  • n. informal terms for money
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    string of beads    beads    money   
    Cross Reference
    striped wampum   
    Form
    wampum belt   
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