Mackinaw blanket

noun

1. a thick woolen blanket, often woven with bars of color, formerly used in the northern and western U.S. by Indians, loggers, etc.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mackinaw blanket¹

An Americanism dating back to 1815–25

Example Sentences

We stopped at a hotel, and I slept in my Mackinaw blanket that I carried with me, on the dining-room floor.

From Project Gutenberg

In silence he arose and slipped on his mackinaw blanket coat.

From Project Gutenberg