Synonyms for wampum
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : wom-puh m, wawm- |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒm pəm, ˈwɔm- |
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Définition of wampum
Origin :- 1630s, shortened from wampumpeag (1620s), from Algonquian (probably Narragansett) wanpanpiak "string of white (shell beads)," from wab "white" + ompe "string" + plural suffix -ag.
- As in beads : noun string of small, often round, objects
- As in cash : noun money; assets
- This was beautifully decorated with belts of wampum from the waist upward.
- Extract from : « King Philip » by John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
- The young man saw that it was of the same stuff as the wampum which he had in his bosom.
- Extract from : « The Indian Fairy Book » by Cornelius Mathews
- Wampum was used for ornament and in treaty-making, but not as currency.
- Extract from : « The Character and Influence of the Indian Trade in Wisconsin » by Frederick Jackson Turner
- They give my Injun, pipe, wampum, and powder horn with carving on it for you.'
- Extract from : « Ben Comee » by M. J. (Michael Joseph) Canavan
- If you love your women and children, receive the belt of wampum I present you.
- Extract from : « Daniel Boone » by John S. C. Abbott
- A solemn smoking of pipes, passing of wampum, feasts and dances.
- Extract from : « A Little Girl in Old Quebec » by Amanda Millie Douglas
- But wampum strings and belts subserved other equally important uses.
- Extract from : « Wampum » by Ashbel Woodward
- The wampum was a pledge of their sincerity, and white an emblem of purity and of faith.
- Extract from : « Wampum » by Ashbel Woodward
- Wampum played an important part in religious as well as civil ceremonies.
- Extract from : « Wampum » by Ashbel Woodward
- A confession and promise without holding the wampum would be of no avail.
- Extract from : « Wampum » by Ashbel Woodward
Antonyms for wampum
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