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PIPE OF PEACE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pipe of peace mean?
• PIPE OF PEACE (noun)
The noun PIPE OF PEACE has 1 sense:
1. a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
Familiarity information: PIPE OF PEACE used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
calumet; peace pipe; pipe of peace
Hypernyms ("pipe of peace" is a kind of...):
pipe; tobacco pipe (a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco)
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