roanoke

roanoke
noun /ˈɹəʊənəʊk/
White beads of low value made from shells, formerly used for ornaments and currency by Native Americans of colonial Virginia.

Cuscarawaoke, where is made so much Rawranoke or white beads that occasion as much dissention among the Salvages, as gold and silver amongst Christians [...].


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