Definition of Peace pipe

1. Noun. A highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace).

Exact synonyms: Calumet, Pipe Of Peace
Generic synonyms: Pipe, Tobacco Pipe

Definition of Peace pipe

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

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Peace Pipe

peace-loving
peace advocacy
peace and quiet
peace bond
peace dividend
peace dividends
peace for our time
peace in our time
peace initiative
peace lily
peace march
peace of mind
peace offering
peace officer
peace out
peace pipe (current term)
peace pipes
peace process
peace processes
peace sign
peace treaties
peace treaty
peaceable
peaceableness
peaceablenesses
peaceably
peacebreaker
peacebreakers
peacebuilding
peaced

Literary usage of Peace pipe

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Maxfield Parrish, Frederic Remington, Newell Convers Wyeth (1908)
"... And erect upon the mountains, Gitche Manito, the mighty, Smoked the calumet, the Peace-Pipe, As a signal to the nations. And the smoke rose slowly, ..."

2. The song of Hiawatha by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1855)
"L THE PEACE-PIPE. ON the Mountains of the Prairie, On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry, Gitche Manito, the mighty, He the Master of Life, descending, ..."

3. The Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1883)
"THE SONG OF HIAWATHA I. THE PEACE-PIPE. ON the Mountains of the Prairie, On the great Red Pipe-stone Quarry, Gitche Manito, the mighty, He the Master of ..."

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