Definitions for calumets

calumets cal·u·met

Spelling: [kal-yuh-met, kal-yuh-met]
IPA: /ˈkæl yəˌmɛt, ˌkæl yəˈmɛt/

Calumets is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 478 anagrams from letters in calumets (acelmstu).

Definitions for calumets

noun

  1. a long-stemmed, ornamented tobacco pipe used by North American Indians on ceremonial occasions, especially in token of peace.

Origin of calumets

1710-20; French, orig. dial. (Norman, Picard): pipe stem, a by-form of French chalumeau chalumeau, with suffix altered to -et -et

Examples for calumets

He developed and put the calumet and Hecla on a paying basis.

He then sent one canoe forward, with four Frenchmen, to present the calumet of peace.

More pounds of calumet are sold than of any other brand of baking powder.

They smoke in the calumet of peace, and are friends because you wish them to be so.

La Salle presented the calumet of peace, and fraternal relations were immediately established.

La Salle advanced to meet them, with the calumet uplifted in his hands.

As soon as the canoe came within arrow-shot, the savages, regardless of the calumet, let fly a shower of arrows upon them.

Three men were sent, with the calumet of peace, to search for their villages and obtain food.

La Salle then sent another canoe, with four Indians, bearing the calumet.

Father Hennepin stood up in his boat and in his hands extended toward the savages, the calumet of peace.

Word Value for calumets
Scrable

11

Words with friends

15

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