Flathead Indians

Flathead Indians
Chinook Chi*nook", n. 1. (Ethnol.) One of a tribe of North American Indians now living in the state of Washington, noted for the custom of flattening their skulls. Chinooks also called {Flathead Indians}. [1913 Webster]

2. A warm westerly wind from the country of the Chinooks, sometimes experienced on the slope of the Rocky Mountains, in Montana and the adjacent territory. [1913 Webster]

3. A jargon of words from various languages (the largest proportion of which is from that of the Chinooks) generally understood by all the Indian tribes of the northwestern territories of the United States. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Flathead Indians — • A name used in both Americas, without special ethnologic significance, to designate tribes practising the custom of compressing the skull in infancy by artificial means Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Flathead Indians      …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Flathead (Volk) — Ehemaliges Stammesgebiet der Flathead und Pend d Oreille und heutiges Reservat in Montana Die Flathead sind ein Indianer Stamm der Salish Sprachgruppe (Sprachfamilie: Mosan). Sie gehören kulturell den Binnen Salish an, die auf dem Fraser und dem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Flathead Lake — Infobox lake lake name = Flathead Lake image lake = Flathead Lake.jpeg caption lake = image bathymetry = FLBathymetricMap.jpg caption bathymetry = Bathymetric Map coords = coord|47|54|6|N|114|6|15|W|region:US MT… …   Wikipedia

  • Flathead National Forest — Infobox protected area | name = Flathead National Forest iucn category = VI caption = locator x = 68 locator y = 21 location = Montana, USA nearest city = Kalispell, MT lat degrees = 48 lat minutes = 1 lat seconds = 26 lat direction = N long… …   Wikipedia

  • Flathead — Flat head , a. Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Nation — Flathead Indian redirects here. For the fish species, see Indian flathead. Flathead delegation in Washington, D.C. with interpreter, 1884 …   Wikipedia

  • Flathead — /flat hed /, n. 1. a member of a tribe of Salishan Indians of northwest Montana. 2. a Chinook Indian. [1530 40; so called from their supposed practice of flattening their children s heads] * * * North American Indian people living in Montana, U.S …   Universalium

  • flathead — /flat hed /, n., pl. (esp. collectively) flathead, (esp. referring to two or more kinds or species) flatheads. any of several scorpaenoid fishes of the family Platycephalidae, chiefly inhabiting waters of the Indo Pacific region and used for food …   Universalium

  • Flathead Lake — ▪ lake, Montana, United States       lake in the Flathead National Forest of northwestern Montana, U.S. Flathead Lake marks the southern limit of the Rocky Mountain Trench, a structural depression extending northward to the Liard Plain of British …   Universalium

  • Kalispel Indians — • Popularly known under the French name of Pend d Oreilles, ear pendants , an important tribe of Salishan stock originally residing about Pend d Oreille lake and river, in northern Idaho and northeast Washington Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …   Catholic encyclopedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”