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1 Wigwam -- rank: 1000
Wigwam definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary WIGWAM, n. An Indian cabin or hut, so called in America ... Ojibwa wigwaum, Algonquin wikiwam their house Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wigwam Wig"wam, n. [From the Algonquin or Massachusetts Indian word ... or their) house,'' contracted by the English to weekwam, and wigwam.] An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form ... also tepee. [Sometimes written also weekwam.] Very spacious was the wigwam, Made of deerskin dressed and whitened, With the gods of ... Dacotahs Drawn and painted on its curtains. --Longfellow. Note: ``The wigwam, or Indian house, of a circular or oval shape, ...
2 tepee -- rank: 652
... tepee became a popular symbol of all Indians, although the wigwam, wickiup, hogan, igloo, and longhouse were at least as important ... Etymology: Sioux or Dakota Indian tipi Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wigwam Wig"wam, n. [From the Algonquin or Massachusetts Indian word ... or their) house,'' contracted by the English to weekwam, and wigwam.] An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form ... also tepee. [Sometimes written also weekwam.] Very spacious was the wigwam, Made of deerskin dressed and whitened, With the gods of ... Dacotahs Drawn and painted on its curtains. --Longfellow. Note: ``The wigwam, or Indian house, of a circular or oval shape, was ... Webster's 1913 Dictionary Tepee Tep*ee", n. An Indian wigwam or tent. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary also teepee(tepees) ...
3 Weekwam -- rank: 564
... definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Weekwam Week"wam, n. See Wigwam. [R.] Webster's 1913 Dictionary Wigwam Wig"wam, n. [From the Algonquin or Massachusetts Indian word ... or their) house,'' contracted by the English to weekwam, and wigwam.] An Indian cabin or hut, usually of a conical form ... also tepee. [Sometimes written also weekwam.] Very spacious was the wigwam, Made of deerskin dressed and whitened, With the gods of ... Dacotahs Drawn and painted on its curtains. --Longfellow. Note: ``The wigwam, or Indian house, of a circular or oval shape, was ...
4 Lodge -- rank: 343
... the body of members of such a branch 6. a. wigwam b. a family of North American Indians Britannica Concise Originally ... s lair. 8 a N. American Indian's tent or wigwam. --v. 1 tr. deposit in court or with an official ...
5 Tent -- rank: 217
... top, tourniquet, triangular bandage, tupik, umbrella tent, wall tent, whitetop, wigwam
6 pole construction -- rank: 217
... poles. Two types of Amer. Indian pole structures were the wigwam and longhouse. Pole-and-thatch dwellings are common in the ...
7 igloo -- rank: 217
... snowstorm, span, tepee, tupik, vault, vaulting, voussoir, wet snow, wickiup, wigwam
8 Grade -- rank: 217
... cutting; a grating. The grade of hatchets fiercely thrown. On wigwam log, and tree, and stone. --Whittier. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary ...
9 Brand -- rank: 217
... the fire is extinct. Snatching a live brand from a wigwam, Mason threw it on a matted roof. --Palfrey. 2. A ...