War bonnet, headdress. Also pronounced twinúˀšuš. [WS twinúušaš; Y twinúušuš; NP /tuˀynúˀsus/, from /tuˀuynu/ ‘tail’ plus /ˀsús/ ‘head ornament, crown’.]
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