dream catcher

noun

: a circular framed net with a hole in the center that is used by some American Indian peoples to help block bad dreams and catch good ones

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Craft workshops, like making a dream catcher or a medicine bag, are a more hands-on experience. Chadner Navarro, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 May 2024 On her trip, Mann will carry some mementos: her wedding rings, a surprise gift for her family, and a dream catcher that her mother gave her. Jackie Wattles, CNN, 4 Oct. 2022 Her cousin was cleaning her house; laundry sat folded on the bed, a dream catcher floated on the wall by the staircase landing. Ross Kenneth Urken, Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2023 Highlights of the exhibition include Kahlhamer’s central installation, which is made of a mobile home trailer studio built out for performances, as well as a new series of Zombie Botanicals, Nomadic Studio Sketchbooks, a large-scale dream catcher kinetic sculpture and several paintings. Sofia Krusmark, The Arizona Republic, 7 Jan. 2022 See all Example Sentences for dream catcher 

Word History

First Known Use

1976, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of dream catcher was in 1976

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“Dream catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dream%20catcher. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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