pipe of peace
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of pipe of peace
An Americanism dating back to 1685–95
Example Sentences
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“Thus the pipe of peace was smoked, and tranquillity reigned between the rival forces.”
From The Ascent of the Matterhorn by Whymper, Edward
They stopped more than one night, however, for after tea Blair walked in to see the Rev. Archibald for a last talk and a pipe of peace.
From White Fire by Oxenham, John
And here they lived for centuries untold, Watching the secrets of the plains unfold; Their homes they built and smoked the pipe of peace, And vowed by the Great Spirit Their friendship would not cease.
From In the Land of Dakota A Little Book of Dakota Verse by Winstead, Huldah Lucile
Dinwiddie to visit the hostile French and Indians and endeavor to induce them to withdraw from the frontiers and smoke the pipe of peace.
From Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution by Judson, L. Carroll
In such a room Achmet Oulid received us, putting before us delicious hot coffee in tiny cups with filagree stands, a delightful kind of peach jam, and the pipe of peace.
From The Life, Letters and Work of Frederic Leighton Volume I by Barrington, Mrs. Russell
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