- wooden Indian
- noun Date: 1855 a wooden image of a standing American Indian brave used especially formerly as a sign for a cigar store
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wooden Indian
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wooden Indian — ☆ wooden Indian n. 1. a wooden image of an American Indian in a standing position, formerly placed in front of cigar stores as an advertisement 2. Informal a person who is dull, spiritless, or inarticulate … English World dictionary
wooden indian — noun Usage: usually capitalized I : a standing wooden image of an American Indian brave used especially formerly for advertising before a cigar store * * * 1. a carved wooden statue of a standing American Indian, formerly found before many cigar… … Useful english dictionary
wooden Indian — 1. a carved wooden statue of a standing American Indian, formerly found before many cigar stores as an advertisement. 2. (often l.c.) Informal. a person who appears emotionless and unresponsive; a poker face. [1875 80, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
wooden Indian — wood′en In′dian n. fia a carved wooden statue of a standing American Indian, formerly placed before a cigar store as an advertisement … From formal English to slang
Indian rock-cut architecture — is more various and found in greater abundance than any other form of rock cut architecture around the world. [cite web url=http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?groupid=1527 HistoryID=ab27 title=History of Architecture Early … Wikipedia
Wooden Leg — (Cheyenne Kum mok quiv vi ok ta ) [Marquis 1931, [http://books.google.com/books?id=BU13wAL8bdEC pg=PA3 lpg=PA3 dq=%22kum+mok+quiv+vi+ok+ta%22 source=web ots=xC5CRLuCyg sig=S4k7KLbV1Hbc1sn9vpvG4Ntvqiw pg. 3] ] [ Kamâxeveohtahe in the modern… … Wikipedia
Indian painting — is a form of Indian art.PreludeThe earliest Indian paintings were the rock paintings of pre historic times, the petroglyphs as found in places like Bhimbetka, and some of them are older than 5500 BC. Such works continued and after several… … Wikipedia
Indian cuisine — This article is part of the series … Wikipedia
Indian — In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Indian — In di*an (?; 277), a. [From India, and this fr. Indus, the name of a river in Asia, L. Indus, Gr. ?, OPers. Hindu, name of the land on the Indus, Skr. sindhu river, the Indus. Cf. {Hindu}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Of or pertaining to India proper; also … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
