Queen's pipe
- noun
:
pipa de la Reina
- During the ceremony, the Queen's pipe was lit and shared among the elders.
Examples
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Each participant took a turn smoking the Queen's pipe as part of the tradition.
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The museum displayed a historic Queen's pipe in the cultural artifacts section.
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The Queen's pipe was beautifully crafted from ivory.
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During the ceremony, the Queen's pipe was passed around.
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During the cultural festival, the Queen's pipe was passed around to signify unity among the tribes.
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As part of the ritual, each elder took a puff from the Queen's pipe to honor their ancestors.
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The traditional Queen's pipe is often decorated with intricate carvings representing the community's history.
Synonyms
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A decorated pipe smoked in a special ceremony by some Native American groups to show peace or agreement
A decorated smoking pipe used at special times to show peace or agreement
Surface Forms
Morphology
Queen's + pipe
The phrase is a simple possessive noun phrase: 'Queen's' indicates ownership or association and 'pipe' is a smoking device, so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer a pipe belonging to or associated with a queen. This composition follows a standard, cross-linguistic possessive + noun pattern, making the ceremonial/associated meaning reasonably predictable from the parts.
Etymology
Queen's pipe names a special pipe linked to a queen or elder that would be lit and passed around during a ceremony. Because people smoked it together to show respect, make peace, or mark an important moment, the term now means 'a ceremonial pipe used for symbolic smoking'.