hair pipe
Definitions
A type of long, cylindrical bead from North America used in the creation of personal adornments, principally by Native Americans.
Examples
“Wampum, Weoka / “ hair pipes, Waebosndata”
“About 1850 he, in connection with his brother James, invented a machine for drilling wampum hair-pipe, which is manufactured from conch-shells and clam-shells.”
“The Kiowas used brass earrings, from each of which was suspended a hair pipe, which in turn⟳ supported a brass chain with a German-silver ornament at the end⟳.”
“Straight dancers wear⟳ ribbon shirts with bandoliers made of bone hair pipes and beads, generally from one to four strands wide, […]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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