Mackinaw coat

British  

/ ˈmækɪˌnɔː /

noun

1. Also called: mackinaw.  a thick short double-breasted plaid coat

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Etymology

Origin of Mackinaw coat

C19: named after Mackinaw, variant of _Mackinac

Example Sentences

But the moment McGraw reappeared in arctics and Mackinaw coat, Griffith hurriedly led the way out of the smother of smoke and foul air.

From Out of the Primitive by Bennet, Robert Ames

It needed only a man in a Mackinaw coat with an axe to persuade us we had motored from a French village ten hundred years old into a perfectly new trading-post on the Saskatchewan.

From With the French in France and Salonika by Davis, Richard Harding

The youngster's hands were thrust firmly into the pockets of the Mackinaw coat as he stood eyeing Hippy with a sullen expression on his face.

From Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods by Flower, Jessie Graham [pseud.]

He was wrapped in a thick Mackinaw coat, with a cloth cap pulled down over his ears; and he wore big overshoes, which buckled near to his knees.

From Higgins A Man's Christian by Duncan, Norman

She pulled aside his Mackinaw coat and laid her head upon his breast.

From 'Me--Smith' by Hoskins, Gayle Porter