| 单词 | wampum belt |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswampum belt wampum belt n. a broad, patterned strip of wampum beads strung together to record a message, event, treaty, etc., and used in rituals or as a (diplomatic) gift; = wampum record n.; cf. belt n.1 11. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > clothing for body or trunk (and limbs) > [noun] > belt or sash > types of > made of specific material tissuec1374 wampum belt1676 postilion-belt1773 the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > types of ornamentation > jewellery > jewellery of specific shape or form > [noun] > bead(s) > belt made of beads wampum belt1676 belt of wampum1694 wampum record1881 1676 B. Tompson New-Englands Tears 12 All up in Wampum Belts, most richly drest. 1764 S. Foote Lyar i. ii. 13 He shall present you with the wampum belt, and a scalping knife. 1830 T. Carlyle in Fraser's Mag. Nov. 413/1 History has been written with quipo-threads, with feather pictures, with wampum-belts. 2017 Niagara (Canada) Advance (Nexis) 29 July a35 The wampum belt..was used by various Indigenous tribes to record political and diplomatic events and often read and discussed before new treaties were accepted. < as lemmas |
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