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pipe of peace

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Noun1.pipe of peacepipe of peace - a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)
calumet, peace pipe
pipe, tobacco pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
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Even by day they hung about, smoking the pipe of peace, and looking almost as if they wanted tit-bits to eat.
The Adventures of Peter Pan by Barrie, James Matthew View in context
The pipe of peace was smoked, and now all was good fellowship.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
In their extremity they sent forth a herald, bearing the calumet or pipe of peace, but he was shot down by order of the Blackbird.
Astoria or Anecdotes of an enterprise beyond the Rocky Mountains by Irving, Washington View in context
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