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Webster 1913 Edition


Dwelling

Dwell′ing

,
Noun.
Habitation; place or house in which a person lives; abode; domicile.
Hazor shall be a
dwelling
for dragons.
Jer. xlix. 33.
God will deign
To visit oft the
dwellings
of just men.
Milton.
Philip’s
dwelling
fronted on the street.
Tennyson.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition


Dwelling

DWELL'ING

,
ppr.
Inhabiting; residing; sojourning; continuing with fixed attention.

DWELL'ING

,
Noun.
Habitation; place of residence; abode.
Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons. Jer.49.
1.
Continuance; residence; state of life.
Thy dwelling shall be with the beasts of the field. Dan.4.