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KAL-yuh-met
noun
a Native American ceremonial pipe; a peace pipe
1848The Hudson Bay CompanyStemaw has now concluded his arrangements: a small piece of dried deer's meat warms before the blaze; and, meanwhile, he spreads his green blanket on the ground, and fills a stone calumet (or pipe with a wooden stem) with tobacco, mixed with a kind of weed prepared by himself.1855The Song of HiawathaAnd erect upon the mountains, | Gitche Manito, the mighty, | Smoked the calumet, the Peace-Pipe, | As a signal to the nations.1926The Power and the GloryWhen this was ended, the feast was brought—after the calumet pipe had been smoked by La Salle and the chief, and it had been passed to others.Labels: Gilbert Parker, Henry W. Longfellow, R. M. Ballantyne
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