Mescalero

[ mes-kuh-lair-oh ]

/ ˌmɛs kəˈlɛər oʊ /

noun, plural Mes·ca·le·ros, (especially collectively) Mes·ca·le·ro.

a member of a group of Apache Indians who originally inhabited northern Mexico and the southwestern U.S. east of the Rio Grande, have intermarried with the Chiricahua and Lipan, and are presently situated in New Mexico.

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Example sentences from the Web for mescalero

It was one of the many cañons for which the Mescalero valley was notorious.
The Trail of The Badger|Sidford F. Hamp
Dick was led with him, and the two friends stood side by side in front of the distinguished Mescalero.
The Red Mustang|William O. Stoddard
They had scouted all around it, and one of them had passed very near the lurking Mescalero.
The Red Mustang|William O. Stoddard
Roberts picked up from the fort a Mescalero Apache famous as a trailer.
Oh, You Tex!|William Macleod Raine

Well, I'd say they was from the Mescalero—'Pache reservation, east of the mountains.
The Red Mustang|William O. Stoddard