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Mackinaw definition

Macki·naw (mak′ə nô′)

adjective

  1. of or from Mackinac Island, formerly a center of trade with the Indians of the Northwest
  2. of or made of a heavy, napped woolen cloth, often plaid

Etymology: CdnFr Mackinac < Ojibwa mitchimakinak, large turtle

noun

  1. Mackinaw blanket
  2. Mackinaw boat
  3. Mackinaw coat

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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