wigwam
a Native American dwelling, usually of rounded or oval shape, formed of poles overlaid with bark, mats, or skins.: Compare lodge (def. 9), teepee.
the Wigwam. Tammany Hall (def. 2).
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How to use wigwam in a sentence
From Dollywood to the wigwam Village Motel, the country never looked so sweet as through the eyes of a pooch.
They led me to the largest wigwam of all; it contained fully eighty people.
He was allowed to live in Powhattan's wigwam, and, after a short time, was set completely free.
The Childhood of Distinguished Women | Selina A. BowerYou shall no longer be a woman and live in a warm wigwam, with plenty of cakes to bake.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel PowersAt this a sharp cry was heard, and a bird flew into the fireplace of the wigwam, and up the chimney.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel Powers
White Fawn, their mother, was baking corn bread on the coals of the wigwam fire.
Stories the Iroquois Tell Their Children | Mabel Powers
British Dictionary definitions for wigwam
/ (ˈwɪɡˌwæm) /
any dwelling of the North American Indians, esp one made of bark, rushes, or skins spread over or enclosed by a set of arched poles lashed together: Compare tepee
a similar structure for children
Origin of wigwam
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