mack|i|naw

mack|i|naw
mack|i|naw «MAK uh n», noun.
1. Also, Mackinaw coat. a kind of short coat made of heavy woolen cloth, often in a plaid pattern.
2. Also, Mackinaw blanket. a kind of thick woolen blanket, often with bars of color, used in the northern and western United States and in Canada by Indians, lumbermen, and others.
3. = Mackinaw boat. (Cf. ↑Mackinaw boat)
╂[American English < earlier Mackinac, a place name, now Mackinaw City, Michigan < Canadian French michili-mackinac < Algonkian (Ojibwa) mitchi makinâk large turtle]

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  • Mackinawblanket — Mack·i·naw blanket (măkʹə nô ) n. A thick woolen blanket in solid colors or stripes, formerly used in northern and western North America by traders, trappers, and Native Americans. * * * …   Universalium

  • Mackinaw — blanket Mack i*naw blan ket, Mackinaw Mack i*naw [From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.] 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [WordNet …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mackinaw — Mack i*naw, Mackinaw boat Mack i*naw boat 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mackinaw — Mack i*naw, Mackinaw coat Mack i*naw coat A short, heavy, double breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [Local, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mackinaw blanket — Mack i*naw blan ket, Mackinaw Mack i*naw [From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.] 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [WordNet sense… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mackinaw boat — Mackinaw Mack i*naw, Mackinaw boat Mack i*naw boat 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Mackinaw coat — Mackinaw Mack i*naw, Mackinaw coat Mack i*naw coat A short, heavy, double breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [Local, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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