n. | 1. | Beads made of shells, used by the North American Indians as money, and also wrought into belts, etc., as an ornament. |
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2. | wampum - small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency Synonyms: peag, wampumpeag |