wigwam

IPA: wˈɪgwɑm

A dwelling having an arched framework overlaid with bark, hides, or mats, used by Native Americans in the northeastern United States.
(possibly dated) Any more or less similar dwelling used by indigenous people in other parts of the world.

(transitive) To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.

Examples of "wigwam" in Sentences

A temporary wooden structure, called a wigwam, had been built for the purpose.
The leavings of her lord's feast sufficed for her, and the coldest place in the wigwam was her seat.
"He doesn't know much about it, if he calls a wigwam a wampum," interposed Miss Smith, with still greater pertness.
She said it with a strange little smile, for now she recognised that the word wigwam was not to be used in her new life.
A wigwam was a round shaped structure made out of bent tree branches that were covered with layers of bark and dried grass.
The wigwam was a bit bigger than I had imagined and looked comfortable enough, especially since we would have to get up at 4am.
Look up and around as you enter its celebrated conical concrete "wigwam" - designed and built within five years from 1962 - and you get drawn into one of 20th-century Britain's grandest colour experiences.