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mack·i·naw  (mk-nô)

n.

1. A short, double-breasted coat of heavy, usually plaid, woolen material.

2. The cloth from which such a coat is made, usually of wool, often with a heavy nap.

3. A flatbottom boat with a pointed bow and square stern, once used on the upper Great Lakes.

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[After Old Mackinac, a fort on the site of present-day Mackinaw City in northern Michigan.]

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mackinaw

Noun

chiefly US & Canad a thick short double-breasted plaid coat [from a variant of Mackinac, an island in N Michigan]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mackinaw - a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material Mackinaw coat coat - an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors
	2.	mackinaw - a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States Mackinaw blanket blanket, cover - bedding that keeps a person warm in bed; "he pulled the covers over his head and went to sleep"
	3.	mackinaw - a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes Mackinaw boat boat - a small vessel for travel on water
	4.	mackinaw - a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"