calumet

cal·u·met  (kly-mt, -mt, kly-mt)

n.

A long-stemmed sacred or ceremonial tobacco pipe used by certain Native American peoples.

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[Canadian French, from French dialectal, straw, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, reed, from Greek kalamos.]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

calumet - a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) peace pipe, pipe of peace pipe, tobacco pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco