Meaning

1 senses
  1. A tobacco pipe smoked ceremonially in certain Native American cultures that symbolizes peace among those who smoke it, and among whom it is passed around from person to person.

    to smoke the peace pipe

    Friedenspfeife, Kalumet, Calumet

    тру́бка ми́раtrúbka míra

More definitions
  • a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)

Examples

1 sentences
  1. At long last, the two chiefs of the Indian tribes have decided to bury the hatchet and smoke the peace pipe.

    deZu guter Letzt haben die Häuptlinge der beiden Indianerstämme entschieden, das Kriegsbeil zu begraben und die Friedenspfeife zu rauchen. — samueldora

Translations

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Forms

plural: peace pipes
Singularpeace pipe
Pluralpeace pipes

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Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace):calumetpipe of peace

Word family

1 related words
Relatedpeace belt

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