Wig"wam (?), n. [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; -- 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.
&fist; "The wigwam, or Indian house, of a circular or oval shape,
was made of bark or mats laid over a framework of branches of trees stuck
in the ground in such a manner as to converge at the top, where was a
central aperture for the escape of smoke from the fire beneath. The better
sort had also a lining of mats. For entrance and egress, two low openings
were left on opposite sides, one or the other of which was closed with bark
or mats, according to the direction of the wind." Palfrey.
Wig"wam (?), n. [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; -- 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.
&fist; "The wigwam, or Indian house, of a circular or oval shape,
was made of bark or mats laid over a framework of branches of trees stuck
in the ground in such a manner as to converge at the top, where was a
central aperture for the escape of smoke from the fire beneath. The better
sort had also a lining of mats. For entrance and egress, two low openings
were left on opposite sides, one or the other of which was closed with bark
or mats, according to the direction of the wind." Palfrey.
