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calumet
(kal′yə met′, -mit; kal′yə met′)
noun
a long-stemmed ceremonial pipe, smoked by North American Indians as a token of peace, at sacrifices, etc.
Origin: CdnFr < Fr dial., for Fr chalumeau < OFr chalemel < LL calamellus, dim. of L calamus, a reed: see calamus
See calumet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
A long-stemmed sacred or ceremonial tobacco pipe used by certain Native American peoples.
Origin:
Origin: Canadian French
Origin: , from French dialectal, straw
Origin: , from Late Latin calamellus
Origin: , diminutive of Latin calamus, reed
Origin: , from Greek kalamos
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A major industrial region of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan adjacent to Chicago.
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