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/keuh chee"neuh/a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration.[1945-50, Amer.]
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kachina doll — noun see kachina 3 * * * /keuh chee neuh/ a Hopi Indian doll carved from cottonwood root in representation of a kachina and given as a gift to a child or used as a household decoration. [1945 50, Amer.] * * * kachina doll noun A doll representing … Useful english dictionary
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kachina — /keuh chee neuh/, n. 1. any of various ancestral spirits deified by the Hopi Indians and impersonated in religious rituals by masked dancers. 2. a Hopi religious ritual at which such masked dancers perform. 3. a masked dancer impersonating such a … Universalium
kachina — n. 1 an American Indian ancestral spirit. 2 (in full kachina dancer) a person who represents a kachina in ceremonial dances. Phrases and idioms: kachina doll a wooden doll representing a kachina. Etymology: Hopi, = supernatural … Useful english dictionary
doll — dollish, doll like, adj. dollishly, adv. dollishness, n. /dol/, n. 1. a small figure representing a baby or other human being, esp. for use as a child s toy. 2. Slang. a. a pretty but expressionless or unintelligent woman. b. a girl or woman, esp … Universalium
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kachina — ☆ kachina [kə chē′nə ] n. pl. kachinas or kachina [Hopi ḳacína < Keresan: cf. Santa Ana Keresan kâ· cina] 1. Pueblo Folklore a beneficent spirit, either a minor deity or the spirit of an ancestor 2. a) a male dancer impersonating such a spirit … English World dictionary
Doll — For other uses, see Doll (disambiguation). European bisque doll from the 1870s A doll is a model of a human being, often used as a toy for children. Dolls have traditionally been used in magic and religious rituals throughout the world, and… … Wikipedia
kachina — also katchina or katcina noun Etymology: Hopi qacína Date: 1888 1. one of the deified ancestral spirits believed among the Hopi and other Pueblo Indians to visit the pueblos at intervals 2. one of the elaborately masked kachina impersonators that … New Collegiate Dictionary
