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Definition of Powwows
1. powwow [v] - See also: powwow
Lexicographical Neighbors of Powwows
Literary usage of Powwows
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850 by John William De Forest (1853)
"But, more than this, the powwows pretended to fall into trances, to be favored
with visions which foretold future events, and to behold fearful and ..."
2. Adventure Guide to Oklahoma by Lynne M. Sullivan (1999)
"powwows, Festivals, Arts & Crafts Fairs April Idabel Dogwood Days, 'S 405-286-3305,
celebrate spring the first weekend in April. Brochures claim the town is ..."
3. History of the Indians of Connecticut from the Earliest Known Period to 1850 by John William De Forest (1851)
"... indeed, throughout all the region covered by the United States and Canada,
existed that class of priesthood whom I have already mentioned, the powwows. ..."
4. Social Activities for Men and Boys by Albert Meader Chesley (1910)
"The chief of the painted robe is the master of ceremonies at powwows and council
fires. ... The powwows referred to in the laws are held once a month, ..."
5. The Indian Races of North and South America: Comprising an Account of the by Charles De Wolf Brownell (1853)
"The description handed down to us of the Indian powwows or conjurers, ...
These powwows, says Gookin, "are partly .wizards and witches, holding familiarity ..."
6. The Indian Races of North and South America: Comprising an Account of the by Charles De Wolf Brownell, Joel Tyler Headley (1865)
"The description handed down to us of the Indian powwows or conjurers, ...
These powwows are reputed, and I conceive justly, to hold familiarity with the ..."
7. The Indian Races of America: Comprising a General View (historical by Charles De Wolf Brownell (1855)
"The description handed down to us of the Indian powwows or conjurers, ...
These powwows are reputed, and I conceive justly, to hold familiarity with the ..."
8. Missionary Explorers Among the American Indians by Mary Gay Humphreys (1913)
"Finally one of the powwows determined to have nothing more to do with ...
the devil, and explained to Eliot the way powwows are created. ..."
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