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heishi

turquoise and coral heishi

hei·shi

(hē′shē)

n. pl. hei·shi

A small polished bead, often of shell, coral, or turquoise, especially a small flat disk that can be strung with others of uniform size to form a smooth cylindrical strand, used to make jewelry.

[From Keresan hishi, shell, shell beads.]

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heishi

(ˈhaɪʃɪ)

(Jewellery) a type of Native American shell jewellery

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Camera (color), Shuuichi Heishi, Kojiro Hayashi; editor, Kengo Shigemura; music, Makoto Kunya; art director, Tadashi Kudo; sound (Dolby Digital), Toshio Sato.