Mackinaw

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  • noun. A short, double-breasted coat of heavy, usually plaid, woolen material.
  • noun. The cloth from which such a coat is made, usually of wool, often with a heavy nap.
  • noun. A flatbottom boat with a pointed bow and square stern, once used on the upper Great Lakes.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • 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.
  • A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • noun. A heavy, woolen cloth.
  • noun. A blanket made of wool formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
  • noun. 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).
  • noun. A schooner-rigged boat once used on the Great Lakes.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
  • noun. a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
  • noun. a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
  • noun. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
  • Word Usage
    "[Page 55] * A mackinaw is a short, rough coat of material much like a grey horse blanket."
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