dream catcher
noun
plural dream catchers
: a circular framed net with a hole in the center that is used by some Indigenous peoples to help block bad dreams and catch good ones
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At Anna Sui, beads took on playful attitude, layered in rows of green with a red and yellow dream catcher pendant.
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Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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
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
In 2011, Demi added the feathers to the design, and in 2016, tattoo artist Bang Bang completed the tat by placing the words inside a dream catcher.
—Seventeen, 10 Feb. 2023
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Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
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
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
In 2011, Demi added the feathers to the design, and in 2016, tattoo artist Bang Bang completed the tat by placing the words inside a dream catcher.
—Seventeen, 10 Feb. 2023
See All Example Sentences for dream catcher
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“Dream catcher.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dream%20catcher. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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