noun
- shells or beads made from shells, used by Native Americans as currency or for decoration
Usage: historical
Examples
- The colonists traded with seawant made from quahog shells.
- Seawant served as an important medium of exchange in early America.
- The Native Americans crafted beautiful seawant from polished shells.
- Dutch settlers quickly adopted seawant as currency in their transactions.
- White and purple seawant had different values in trade.
- The museum displayed strings of seawant used centuries ago.