Cal·u·met (k l y -m t , -m t) A major industrial region of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan adjacent to Chicago. |
| cal·u·met (kly-mt, -mt, kly-mt) n. A long-stemmed sacred or ceremonial tobacco pipe used by certain Native American peoples. [Canadian French, from French dialectal, straw, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, reed, from Greek kalamos.] |
calumet [ˈkæljʊˌmɛt]
n
(Social Science / Anthropology & Ethnology) a less common name for peace pipe
[from Canadian French, from French (Normandy dialect): straw, from Late Latin calamellus a little reed, from Latin: calamus]
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| Noun | 1. |  calumet - a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)pipe, tobacco pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco |
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