mackinaw
[ mak-uh-naw ]
noun
a short double-breasted coat of a thick woolen material, commonly plaid.
Origin of mackinaw
1First recorded in 1755–65; spelling variant of Mackinac
- Also called Mackinaw coat, mackinaw coat .
Other words from mackinaw
- mack·i·nawed, adjective
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How to use mackinaw in a sentence
He sat up straight and shot his hands down deep in the pockets of his mackinaws.
The Magnetic North | Elizabeth Robins (C. E. Raimond)He wore evening clothes when occasion required as unconcernedly as he wore mackinaws and calked boots among his loggers.
Big Timber | Bertrand W. SinclairThere were men from the trail in sweaters and mackinaws, German socks and caps with ear-flaps.
The Trail of '98 | Robert W. ServiceNow they were clothed for the woods, with blue shirts, mackinaws, heavy trousers and shoe packs.
Bob Hunt in Canada | George W. OrtonThen came the skin hunters and their Mackinaws, following the bull boats which took some voyageurs downstream.
The Young Alaskans on the Missouri | Emerson Hough
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