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1 the calumet of peace
трубка мира [у североамериканских индейцев был обычай при заключении мира выкуривать трубку]‘But may I smoke?’ ‘I trust this is the pipe of peace, Captain.’ ‘I don't know. An apology that does not come from conviction means less than nothing to me.’ (J. Galsworfhy, ‘Maid in Waiting’, ch. XII) — - Разрешите закурить? - Надеюсь, это трубка мира, капитан? - Не знаю. Извинение, которое идет не от чистого сердца, ничего не стоит.
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2 smoke the calumet
выкурить трубку мира, помириться [этим. см. the calumet of peace] -
3 peace
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4 peace-pipe
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Calumet — Cal u*met, n. [F. calumet, fr. L. calamus reed. See {Halm}, and cf. {Shawm}.] A kind of pipe, used by the North American Indians for smoking tobacco. The bowl is usually made of soft red stone, and the tube is a long reed often ornamented with… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
calumet — noun /ˈkæljʊmɛt/ A clay tobacco pipe used by American Indians, especially as a symbol of truce or peace. , 1922: THE CALUMET OF PEACE. He offered a cigarette to the professor and took one himself. James Joyce, Ulysses Syn: peace pipe … Wiktionary
Calumet (pipe) — Peace pipe redirects here. For other uses, see Peace pipe (disambiguation). A Lakota (Sioux) chanunpa pipestem, without the pipe bowl, displayed at the United States Library of Congress A Calumet is a ceremonial smoking pipe used by some Native… … Wikipedia
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peace pipe — noun a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) • Syn: ↑calumet, ↑pipe of peace • Hypernyms: ↑pipe, ↑tobacco pipe * * * noun : calumet … Useful english dictionary
Calumet — A Calumet is a Native American smoking pipe carved out of pipestone, sometimes called a peace pipe .Calumet is also the name (or part of the name) of a number of places in North America:;In the United States *Calumet, Colorado *Calumet, Iowa… … Wikipedia
calumet — /kal yeuh met , kal yeuh met /, n. a long stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, esp. in token of peace. Also called peace pipe. [1710 20; < F, orig. dial. (Norman, Picard): pipe stem, a by form… … Universalium
Peace — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Peace >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 peace peace Sgm: N 1 amity amity &c.(friendship) 888 Sgm: N 1 harmony harmony &c.(concord) 714 Sgm: N 1 tranquillity tranquillity &c.(quiescence) 265 Sgm: N 1 tr … English dictionary for students
peace pipe — /ˈpis paɪp/ (say pees puyp) noun the calumet or pipe smoked by the Native Americans of North America in token or ratification of peace …
Calumet Baking Powder Company — was an American food company established in 1889 in Chicago, Illinois by baking powder salesman, William Monroe Wright. His newly formulated double acting baking powder took its name from the Native American name for a peace pipe given to the… … Wikipedia
