n. 1.〔常用 P-〕冬季赠礼节〔美洲印第安人冬季的第一个节日〕;在该节日里分配或交换的礼物。 2.〔美口〕庆宴,宴会。
a ceremonial feast held by some Indians of the northwestern coast of North America (as in celebrating a marriage or a new accession) in which the host gives gifts to tribesmen and others to display his superior wealth (sometimes, formerly, to his own impoverishment)