teepee

or te·pee, ti·pi

[ tee-pee ]

/ ˈti pi /

noun

a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door.

Compare lodge (def. 9), wigwam.

Origin of teepee

An Americanism first recorded in 1735–45; from Dakota tʰípi, equivalent to tʰí- “to dwell” + -pi plural indefinite abstract noun suffix

Words nearby teepee

teenter, teeny, teenybopper, teeny-weeny, tee off, teepee, tee-piece, tee-plate, Tees, tee shirt, tee-square

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Example sentences from the Web for teepee

First of all, he threw a pebble into the air, and behold a great rocky wall around their teepee.
Indian Boyhood|[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman
At the door of his father's teepee he stood for a moment straight as a pine-tree, and then entered.
Indian Boyhood|[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman
After supper they sat around the campfire in the teepee; the wind arose and the rain beat down.
Two Little Savages|Ernest Thompson Seton
As I had learned the direction of his teepee I invited him to take a seat beside me so that we might be moving onward.
The Indians' Last Fight|Dennis Collins

As she approached her sister's teepee, there stood Nakpa, still wearing her honorable decorations.
Indian Child Life|Charles A. Eastman

British Dictionary definitions for teepee

teepee

/ (ˈtiːpiː) /

noun

a variant spelling of tepee

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	teepee
释义	teepee or te·pee, ti·pi [ tee-pee ] / ˈti pi / noun a tent of the American Indians, made usually from animal skins laid on a conical frame of long poles and having an opening at the top for ventilation and a flap door. Compare lodge (def. 9), wigwam. Origin of teepee An Americanism first recorded in 1735–45; from Dakota tʰípi, equivalent to tʰí- “to dwell” + -pi plural indefinite abstract noun suffix Words nearby teepee teenter, teeny, teenybopper, teeny-weeny, tee off, teepee, tee-piece, tee-plate, Tees, tee shirt, tee-square Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for teepee First of all, he threw a pebble into the air, and behold a great rocky wall around their teepee. Indian Boyhood\|[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman At the door of his father's teepee he stood for a moment straight as a pine-tree, and then entered. Indian Boyhood\|[AKA Ohiyesa], Charles A. Eastman After supper they sat around the campfire in the teepee; the wind arose and the rain beat down. Two Little Savages\|Ernest Thompson Seton As I had learned the direction of his teepee I invited him to take a seat beside me so that we might be moving onward. The Indians' Last Fight\|Dennis Collins As she approached her sister's teepee, there stood Nakpa, still wearing her honorable decorations. Indian Child Life\|Charles A. Eastman British Dictionary definitions for teepee teepee / (ˈtiːpiː) / noun a variant spelling of tepee Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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