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grass dance

grass dance noun: a modern Native American men's powwow dance performed wearing colorful fringes, and originating among warrior societies on the Northern Great Plains.

grass dance: a modern Native American men's powwow dance performed wearing colorful fringes, and originating...
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Noun

grass dance (plural grass dances)

  1. A modern Native American men's powwow dance performed wearing colorful fringes, and originating among warrior societies on the Northern Great Plains.
    Synonyms:
    Omaha dance

Synonyms of grass dance

  • Omaha dance

Forms of grass dance

pluralgrass dances

Questions about grass dance

What does grass dance mean?
Grass dance means a modern Native American men's powwow dance performed wearing colorful fringes, and originating among warrior societies on the Northern Great Plains.
What part of speech is grass dance?
Grass dance is a noun.
What is the plural of grass dance?
The plural of grass dance is grass dances.

Words near grass dance in the dictionary

  1. grass court
  2. grass courts
  3. grass crab spider
  4. grass crown
  5. grass crowns
  6. grass dance
  7. grass dances
  8. grass fire
  9. grass fires
  10. Grass Flat
  11. grass frog

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