mackinaw
mackinaw · mackinaws
A heavy woolen clothA heavy woolen cloth.
UK/ˈmakɪnɔː/US/ˈmækənɔ/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A heavy woolen cloth.
a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
(countable)A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
(countable)Synonym of mackinaw boat.
(countable)Synonym of mackinaw trout.
Origin
Respelling of Mackinac, a strait between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, an island in the stRespelling of Mackinac, a strait between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, an island in the strait, and an important trading-post on the island; ultimately from Ojibwe mishinii-makinaang (“at the place of many snapping turtles”).
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Forms
plural: mackinawsSynonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes:Mackinaw boat
- a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States:Mackinaw blanket
- a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material:Mackinaw coat
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable