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Look up: Wigwam

  1. Wigwam
    The dome-shaped lodge of some eastern Indian tribes.
    Found on http://www.xmission.com/~drudy/amm/gloss

  2. Wigwam
    A wigwam is the hut or dwelling place of the Indians of North America. It is conical in shape, and is built of some light material such as the bark of trees. Sometimes the skins of animals stretched across poles constitute a wigwam.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/nol.php

  3. Wigwam
    An Abnaki word for a dwelling made from bark, saplings or brush.
    Found on http://users.michweb.net/~orendon/americ

  4. wigwam
    [n] - a native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  5. wigwam
    Temporary dwelling made by American Indians. It consists of a rough conical framework of poles stuck in the ground and converging above, covered with bark, matting, or tanned hides. ...
    Found on http://www.thehistorychannel.co.uk/site/

  6. Wigwam
    Wig'wam noun [ From the Algonquin or Massachusetts Indian word wēk , 'his house,' or 'dwelling place;' with possessive and locative affixes, wē-kou-om-ut , 'in his (or their) house,' contracted by the English to weekwam , and wigwam .] An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; -- call ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/W/38

  7. wigwam
    An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; called also tepee. [Sometimes written also weekwam] 'Very spacious was the wigwam, Made of deerskin dressed and whitened, With the gods of the Dacotahs Drawn and painted on its curtains.' (Longfellow) ... 'The wigwam, or Indian hous ...
    Found on http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictiona

  8. wigwam
    noun a native American lodge frequently having an oval shape and covered with bark or hides
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Wigwam
    : A `wigwam` or `wickiup` is a domed single-room dwelling used by certain Native American tribes. The term `wickiup` is generally used to label these kinds of dwellings in American Southwest and West. `Wigwam` is usually applied to these structures in the American Northeast. The use of these terms by non-Native Americans is somewhat arbitrary and can refer to many distinct types of Native American structures regardless of location or cultural g...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wigwam

  10. WigWam
    `WigWam` is a duo comprising Alex James, the bassist from Blur and vocalist Betty Boo. With record producer Ben Hillier, and former Boo collaborators Beatmasters, WigWam are creating an album which they describe as `experimental yet accessible 21st century pop`. However James did not mention the project in his 2007 autobiography and it is considered defunct. The debut single `WigWam` was released on 3 April 2006 on 2 CD formats. The video to the...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WigWam

  11. Wigwam
    • (n.) An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form, and made of a framework of poles covered with hides, bark, or mats; -- called also tepee.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  12. wigwam
    wigwam (wig'wäm) , dwelling found among the Algonquian of the Eastern woodlands area of the United States. The wigwam was usually conical, arborlike, or domed. Some were small, accommodating a single family; others were large communal dwellings. They were covered with squares of bark, with ...
    Found on http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0


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