mackinaw

[ mak-uh-naw ]

/ ˈmæk əˌnɔ /

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noun

a short double-breasted coat of a thick woolen material, commonly plaid.

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Also called Mackinaw coat, mackinaw coat .

Origin of mackinaw

First recorded in 1755–65; spelling variant of Mackinac

OTHER WORDS FROM mackinaw

mack·i·nawed, adjective

Words nearby mackinaw

mackerel shark, mackerel sky, Mackerras, Mackinac, Mackinac Bridge, mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket, Mackinaw boat, Mackinaw coat, Mackinaw trout, Mackinder

How to use mackinaw in a sentence

They slipped on mackinaw coats and disappeared into the white swirling night.
The Highgrader|William MacLeod Raine
They carried in the cockpit their Mackinaw jackets and their winter caps.
On the Edge of the Arctic|Harry Lincoln Sayler
The savages had not noticed a great number of Mackinaw boats drawn up on the river bank and concealed by low bushes.
The Way of an Indian|Frederic Remington
During the war of the Revolution, Detroit and Mackinaw, far from the field of action, nevertheless had their share in it.
Ocean to Ocean on Horseback|Willard Glazier

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