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Mackinaw   /mˈækənˌɔ/   Listen
noun
Mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket  n.  
1.
A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States.
2.
A heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design.


Mackinaw boat, Mackinaw  n.  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.


Mackinaw coat, Mackinaw  n.  A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. (Local, U. S.)





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"Mackinaw" Quotes from Famous Books



... Great Lakes were a few forts built by the French and now held by the British. These were Sandusky, Detroit, Mackinaw, and ...
— A Brief History of the United States • John Bach McMaster
... The loss of Fort Mackinaw, Chicago, Detroit, Brownstown, and the total destruction of the American army that attacked Queenstown were but poorly offset by the victory at Niagara and the successful defence ...
— Rolf In The Woods • Ernest Thompson Seton
... open doors and continually flapping draperies: whatever Dol Vin had to say could certainly not be said in that public room. A coat tree at the door held Sally's tam and Mackinaw. She got into these and ...
— Jane Allen: Junior • Edith Bancroft
... the middle of June, and some fifty birchen canoes have just been launched upon the waters of Green Bay. They are occupied by our Ottawa sugar-makers, who have started upon a pilgrimage to Mackinaw. The distance is near two hundred miles, and as the canoes are heavily laden not only with mocucks of sugar, but with furs collected by the hunters during the past winter, and the Indians are travelling at their leisure, the party will probably reach their desired haven in the course of ...
— Choice Specimens of American Literature, And Literary Reader - Being Selections from the Chief American Writers • Benj. N. Martin
... look at the owner of the voice, not certain that the question had been addressed to him. He found himself facing an uncouth-looking youth who, despite the heat of an early September afternoon, wore a heavy blanket Mackinaw coat, rubber shoes and thick stockings tied at the knee. Khaki trousers, and a cap of the same material as the coat, completed the typical lumberjack outfit, though Tom Gray was the only member of the Overland party who recognized it as such. The youngster's hands ...
— Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods • Jessie Graham Flower


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