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peace pipe: see calumet calumet [Fr.,=reed], name given by the French to the peace pipe used by the indigenous people of North America for smoking tobacco; it consisted of a long, feathered stem, with or without a pipe bowl. ..... Click the link for more information. . peace pipe pipe of North American Indians; smoked at conclusion of peace treaties. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 427] See : Peace |
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The schools and classrooms are almost always decorated with handmade artwork of Pilgrim and Indian pictures, peace pipes, headbands, masks, and more-a testament to the interest of the teachers and students in historical American Indians. MARK: Peace pipes for the present; war paint down the road. Now, LeFrak's community of Newport is rising on the ashes of long-forgotten peace pipes and locomotives, and the residents of Battery Park's Gateway have Newport's variegated skyline as part of their own view. |
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