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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A ceremonial headdress used by some Plains Indians consisting of a cap or band and a trailing extension decorated with erect feathers.
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- noun A
ceremonial headdress , decorated with a trail extension ofeagle feathers , worn by someAmerican Indians
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