Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A short, double-breasted coat of heavy, usually plaid, woolen material.
- n. The cloth from which such a coat is made, usually of wool, often with a heavy nap.
- n. A flatbottom boat with a pointed bow and square stern, once used on the upper Great Lakes.
Wiktionary
- n. A heavy, woolen cloth.
- n. A blanket made of wool formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
- n. A cargo boat, with a large flat bottom and sharp ends, formerly used on the Great Lakes and the Missouri River (to a lesser extent, elsewhere).
- n. A schooner-rigged boat once used on the Great Lakes.
GNU Webster's 1913
- A flat-bottomed boat with a pointed prow and square stern, using oars or sails or both, used esp. on the upper Great Lakes and their tributaries.
- Local, U. S. A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
- n. a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
- n. a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
- n. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
Etymologies
- Representing an earlier colloquial pronunciation of Mackinac, a strait between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, an island in the strait, and an important trading-post on the island; ultimately from Ojibwe mishinii-makinaang ("at the place of many snapping turtles"). (Wiktionary)
- After Old Mackinac, a fort on the site of present-day and Mackinaw City in northern Michigan. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
Examples
“[Page 55] * A mackinaw is a short, rough coat of material much like a grey horse blanket.”
“Lake trout, also called mackinaw, are, beyond any reasonable doubt, the primary culprits in the decline of the Blue Mesa salmon fishery.”
“It provides lake trout, also known as mackinaw, and whitefish to as many as nine organizations, including the Kalispell Indian tribe, groups in Spokane, Wash., and the Sandpoint food bank, Fish and Game officials said.”
“[* A mackinaw is a short, rough coat of material much like a grey horse blanket.”
“Bettles turned up the collar of his mackinaw jacket and stared about him helplessly.”
“He shoved a hand into the big pocket of his mackinaw jacket and pulled out a dingy leather-bound volume of venerable appearance.”
“Cant wait might get a Filson mackinaw hunting coat those things are so warm and American made. whats your opinion on it and filson”
Cant wait might get a Filson mackinaw hunting coat those things are so warm and American made.
“Cant wait might get a Filson mackinaw hunting coat those things are so warm and American made. whats your opinion on it and fils | Field & Stream”
Cant wait might get a Filson mackinaw hunting coat those things are so warm and American made.
“Clasped outside his mackinaw jacket, a beaded belt held two large Colt's revolvers and a hunting-knife, while he carried, in addition to the inevitable dog whip, a smokeless rifle of the largest bore and latest pattern.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘mackinaw’.
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Henderson the Rain King
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Fabrics
Woven, knit and tatted fabrics. Other kinds of cloth, such as tapa and chamois are not included.
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Words of the day
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yarb ...an old man, with impish features and an alert blue eye, wearing a mackinaw and a velour hat...
- Malcolm Lowry, October Ferry to Gabriola Jul 30, 2008
reesetee A flatbottom boat with a pointed bow and square stern, once used on the upper Great Lakes (After Old Mackinac, a fort on the site of present-day Mackinaw City in northern Michigan). Oct 26, 2007