Definitions
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- noun A
decorative Native American object in the form of ahoop andnet with attachments such asfeathers , traditionally believed by theOjibwa to "filter out" bad dreams.
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Examples
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So the idea of the dreamcatcher is something I’ve been exposed to since I was a young kid.
Boing Boing 2008
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I wondered if it was what was called a dreamcatcher, but it lacked any familiar images.
The Skrayling Tree Moorcock, Michael, 1939- 2003
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Having a painting which contains an image of a "dreamcatcher" on your wall is not the same as hanging some New Age trinket of string and feathers, made by and for white middle-class hippies, over your bed.
Cultural Appropriation Hal Duncan 2006
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Having a painting which contains an image of a "dreamcatcher" on your wall is not the same as hanging some New Age trinket of string and feathers, made by and for white middle-class hippies, over your bed.
Archive 2006-06-01 Hal Duncan 2006
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Having a painting which contains an image of a "dreamcatcher" on your wall is not the same as hanging some New Age trinket of string and feathers, made by and for white middle-class hippies, over your bed.
June 2006 2006
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You might also try investing in a "dreamcatcher", which one of the Native American tribes invented as a device for keeping away nightmares.
Time for a break Rachel 2006
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Having a painting which contains an image of a "dreamcatcher" on your wall is not the same as hanging some New Age trinket of string and feathers, made by and for white middle-class hippies, over your bed.
Monday Hangovers 2006
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Having a painting which contains an image of a "dreamcatcher" on your wall is not the same as hanging some New Age trinket of string and feathers, made by and for white middle-class hippies, over your bed.
Monday Hangovers 2006
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They set up a treesit, and over the years probably a hundred sitters have come to sit in the grove, high up on tarp-covered scrapwood or rope-rigged "dreamcatcher" platforms.
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They set up a treesit, and over the years probably a hundred sitters have come to sit in the grove, high up on tarp-covered scrapwood or rope-rigged "dreamcatcher" platforms.
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