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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 feathers. Smoked the calumet, the Peace pipe, As a signal to the nations. --Lowgfellow. Note: The calumet is used as a symbol of peace. To accept the calumet is to agree to terms of peace, and to refuse it is to reject them The calumet of peace is used to seal or ratify contracts and alliances, and as an evidence to strangers that they are welcome. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: calumet n : a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace) [syn: {peace pipe}, {pipe of peace}] From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]: Calumet, IA (city, FIPS 10090) Location: 42.94495 N, 95.55039 W Population (1990): 160 (78 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 51009 Calumet, MI (village, FIPS 12580) Location: 47.24744 N, 88.45322 W Population (1990): 818 (542 housing units) Area: 0.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Calumet, MN (city, FIPS 9316) Location: 47.31916 N, 93.26962 W Population (1990): 382 (184 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Calumet, OK (town, FIPS 11050) Location: 35.60144 N, 98.12375 W Population (1990): 560 (223 housing units) Area: 3.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 73014
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