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peag

peag

9.9
Small polished shell beads used as jewelry or money by Native American people
  • noun
  • Archaic
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  • She wore a necklace made from strings of peag, passed down from her ancestors.

Examples

  • The colonists sometimes traded goods with Native Americans using peag as currency.

  • Many Native American tribes used peags in trade.

  • Archaeologists discovered peag among the remains of the ancient settlement.

  • The necklace was made of beautiful peag.

  • Archaeologists discovered a trove of peag among the remains of the ancient settlement.

  • She wore a bracelet crafted from colorful peag, a cherished heirloom from her ancestors.

  • The colonists sometimes exchanged goods with Native Americans, using peag as a form of currency.

Synonyms

wampum
vspeag
  • US
1 9.9

Small shiny shell beads used by Native American people as jewelry or money

is the same beads used as jewelry or currency rather than ceremonial gifts
wampumpeag
vspeag
  • Archaic
9.9

Small polished shell beads used as jewelry or money

is the same beads but not specifically formed into strings or belts

How Valuable

jewel
157 1.8
peag
  • Archaic
9.9
bead
14 4.1
trinket
43 3.5

Surface Forms

peag singular
peags plural

Etymology

Peag comes from a Native American word for small polished shell beads, similar to the better-known wampum. These beads were worn as jewelry and used as 'money', so peag means a 'shell bead' used for decoration and trade.