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Mimbres

Mim·bres [ mímbrəss ]


noun 
Definition:
 
period of Native North American culture: the last period of the Native North American Mogollon culture, between the 9th and the 13th centuries, noted for its distinctive black-and-white pottery ( often used before a noun )

[< Spanish, "willows, withies" < Latin vimen "withy, wicker" (from the painted designs on pottery of the period)]
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