Mackinaw coat

/ (ˈmækɪˌnɔː) /

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noun

mainly US and Canadian a thick short double-breasted plaid coatAlso called: mackinaw

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Word Origin for Mackinaw coat

C19: named after Mackinaw, variant of Mackinac

Words nearby Mackinaw coat

Mackinac, Mackinac Bridge, mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket, Mackinaw boat, Mackinaw coat, Mackinaw trout, Mackinder, mackintosh, mackle, Maclaren

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How to use Mackinaw coat in a sentence

Don placed a sandwich in each deep pocket of his mackinaw coat, and pushed an apple on top of each.
Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Hollister felt the chill of it through his mackinaw coat and was moved to thought of his companion's comfort.
The Hidden Places|Bertrand W. Sinclair
Propped up in bed, my mackinaw coat over my 'robe de nuit' for warmth, I sit and dream.
Bab: A Sub-Deb|Mary Roberts Rinehart
He had opened his Mackinaw coat while running, and now he dropped it to the floor behind him.
The Mystery Hunters at the Haunted Lodge|Capwell Wyckoff

The boy wore a battered felt hat, a fawn mackinaw coat, pants thrust into high socks and a pair of moosehide moccasins.
The Land of Strong Men|Arthur M. Chisholm