Dwelling place

Dwelling place
Dwelling Dwell"ing, n. Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile. [1913 Webster]

Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. --Jer. xlix. 33. [1913 Webster]

God will deign To visit oft the dwellings of just men. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

Philip's dwelling fronted on the street. --Tennyson. [1913 Webster]

{Dwelling house}, a house intended to be occupied as a residence, in distinction from a store, office, or other building.

{Dwelling place}, place of residence. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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