Definitions for calumetˈkæl yəˌmɛt, ˌkæl yəˈmɛt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
cal•u•metˈkæl yəˌmɛt, ˌkæl yəˈmɛt(n.)
a long, ornamented tobacco pipe used ceremonially by North American Indians.
Category: Anthropology
Origin of calumet:
1710–20; < F, orig. dial. (Norman, Picard): pipe stem
Princeton's WordNet
calumet, peace pipe, pipe of peace(noun)
a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
Wiktionary
calumet(Noun)
A clay tobacco-pipe used by American Indians, especially as a symbol of truce or peace.
Origin: From a Norman variant of chalumeau (imported to Canada with Norman colonists), from calamellus, diminutive of calamus, from κάλαμος.
Webster Dictionary
Calumet(noun)
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
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
"calumet." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2013. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://www.definitions.net/definition/calumet>.