DCHP-2

wigwam ((n.)) † < Algonk.; cf. Abenaki wīkwām, Ojibwa wīkuwān dwelling, lodge DCHP-1 (pre-1967)

• 1a n.

  a kind of dwelling used by Indians from Manitoba to the Atlantic Provinces, characterized by an arched or conical structure of poles covered with hides, bark, rush mats, etc.

  See also: lodge ((1)) (def. 2a)  skin tent  wickiup  wigwam burner  

• 1b n.

  a conical tent in which poles spread at the ground and joined at the top are covered with buffalo hide (originally), canvas, etc., used primarily by the Plains Indians.

  See also: teepee  

• 1c n.

  a tent of skins, used as a summer dwelling.

  See also: tupek  

• 2 n.

  a temporary dwelling built by white men in the bush.

  See also: camp (def. 1a)  tent (def. 1)  

• 3 n. — Figurative or transferred uses