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Cal·u·met

(kăl′yə-mĕt′, -mĭt)

A major industrial region of northeast Illinois and northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan adjacent to Chicago.

cal·u·met

(kăl′yə-mĕt′, -mĭt, kăl′yə-mĕt′)

A long-stemmed sacred or ceremonial tobacco pipe used by certain Native American peoples.

[Canadian French, from French dialectal, straw, from Late Latin calamellus, diminutive of Latin calamus, reed, from Greek kalamos.]

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calumet

(ˈkæljʊˌmɛt)

(Anthropology & Ethnology) a less common name for peace pipe

[C18: from Canadian French, from French (Normandy dialect): straw, from Late Latin calamellus a little reed, from Latin: calamus]

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cal•u•met

(ˈkæl yəˌmɛt, ˌkæl yəˈmɛt)

n.

a long, ornamented tobacco pipe used ceremonially by North American Indians.

[1710–20; < French, orig. dial. (Norman, Picard): pipe stem]

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calumet - a highly decorated ceremonial pipe of Amerindians; smoked on ceremonial occasions (especially as a token of peace)

peace pipe, pipe of peace

pipe, tobacco pipe - a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco

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In their extremity they sent forth a herald, bearing the calumet or pipe of peace, but he was shot down by order of the Blackbird.

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Among the Blackfeet warriors who advanced with the calumet of peace she recognized a brother.

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LBC Bancshares Wins Shareholder Nod for Merger with Colony Bankcorp

(NASDAQ: CBAN) has said that the shareholders of LBC Bancshares Inc., parent company of Calumet Bank, a Georgia state-chartered bank, have approved Colony's proposed acquisition of 100 percent of the common stock of LBC in a combined stock-and-cash transaction valued at nearly USD34.1m as part of a merger agreement entered into on December 18, 2018.

LBC Bancshares shareholders approve Colony Bankcorp merger

Calumet Equity Mutual Insurance Company appeals orders of the Washington County Circuit Court granting summary judgment, awarding attorney fees to West Bend Mutual Insurance Company, and awarding attorney fees to David Schaefer.

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Calumet Specialty Products sees revisions to Q4, FY17 results

Calumet Specialty Products Partners, LP (NASDAQ: CLMT), an independent producer of specialty hydrocarbon and fuel products, has reported its financial results for the third quarter of 2017.