tepee
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of tepee
C19: from Siouan tīpī, from ti to dwell + pi used for
Example Sentences
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As Sitting Bull spoke, his younger wife entered the tepee and threw sticks on the fire before reclining in its glow.
From Slate • Oct. 25, 2021
To commemorate their return, the tribe raised a traditional tepee longhouse on the crest of the property.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 30, 2021
The night before they got to the lake they stopped at an Airbnb tepee two hours away.
From New York Times • Nov. 17, 2018
Stacked like a tepee on a glistening slab of pink salt, the yogurt-marinated lamb chops would probably melt in your mouth if not for the exquisite char around their edges.
From Washington Post • Oct. 30, 2017
Where they were chained, their ends overlapped like the spokes of a tepee that had fallen on its side.
From "Adrift" by Paul Griffin
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