English Explanatory Dictionary

Pend d'Oreille

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A member of the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Plateau.

Word forms

Pend d'Oreille Pend d'Oreilles

Etymology

From French [Term?] (literally “hangs from ear”), a term introduced by French-speaking colonists and traders in reference to the large shell earrings worn by these people.

Synonyms

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