Friday word: Igloo

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Igloo, noun ig·loo \ˈi-(ˌ)glü\, plural igloos

1. : an Eskimo house usually made of sod, wood, or stone when permanent or of blocks of snow or ice in the shape of a dome when built for temporary purposes
   
   2 : a building or structure shaped like a dome
   
   Illustration of igloo
   

Etymology:

Inuit iglu house

First Known Use: 1856

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