wigwam
IPA: wˈɪgwɑm
noun
- 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.
verb
- (transitive) To dry (flax or straw) by standing it outside in the shape of a wigwam.
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Examples of "wigwam" in Sentences
- The 15 wigwam guest room village was built in 1940.
- This wigwam village was lost in 1982 when it was razed.
- Each wigwam has a paved pad to accommodate for one car.
- Brett told them to disassemble the wigwam and move away.
- This happened in the wigwam of aban, the first convert of his tribe.
- The male of the family was responsible for the framing of the wigwam.
- Sangret made a shack or wigwam in woodland behind the officers lines.
- Evidence of a camp was found with the remnants of a wigwam and hearth.
- In the end it was the wigwam that was easiest to put up and sounded best .
- First I'm a teepee, then I'm a wigwam, then I'm a teepee, then I'm a wigwam.
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