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noun
A temporary circular shelter or structure built from thin branches.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *twīgą Proto-West Germanic *twīg Old English twiġ Middle English twig English twig Proto-Eskimo *ǝŋlu Proto-Inuit *ǝɣlu Inuktitut ᐃᒡᓗ (iclo)bor. English igloo blend English twigloo Blend of twig + igloo.
