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Mackinaw   /mˈækənˌɔ/   Listen
Mackinaw

noun
1.
A short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material.  Synonym: Mackinaw coat.
2.
A thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States.  Synonym: Mackinaw blanket.
3.
A flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes.  Synonym: Mackinaw boat.
4.
A heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design.





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"Mackinaw" Quotes from Famous Books



... "bearing my outward semblance," and yet I sometimes wonder if that rough-bearded figure in heavy woollen clothes looked the least like me. I wore heavy sweaters, mackinaw trousers, thick German socks and moccasins. From frequent freezing my cheeks were corroded. I was miserably thin, and my eyes had a wild, staring expression through the pupils dilating in the long darkness. Yes, mentally and physically ...
— The Trail of '98 - A Northland Romance • Robert W. Service


Words linked to "Mackinaw" :   fabric, material, coat, cloth, textile, blanket, boat, cover, Mackinaw blanket


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