Mackintosh Definition

makintäzh
noun
A waterproof outer coat; raincoat.
Webster's New World
The fabric used for this, orig. made by cementing layers of cloth with rubber.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Mackintosh

Noun

Singular:
mackintosh
Plural:
mackintoshes

Origin of Mackintosh

  • From Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), who patented a type of rubberized cloth in 1823. Former trademark. The letter k is a later addition.

    From Wiktionary

  • After Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), Scottish inventor

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Mackintosh Sentence Examples

  • Mackintosh was soon absorbed in the question of the time; and in April 1791, after long meditation, he published his Vindiciae Gallicae, a reply to Burke's Reflections on the French Revolution.

  • By his Analysis of the Mind and' his Fragment on Mackintosh Mill acquired a position in the history of psychology and ethics.

  • In the midst of the attractions of London society and of his parliamentary avocations Mackintosh felt that the real work of his life was being neglected.

  • Mar never crossed the Forth, and the command of Mackintosh, who did, was captured, with his Northumbrian cavaliers, at Preston, on the very day (12th of November) when Argyll foiled Mar in the confused battle of Sheriffmuir.

  • In their anxiety to get back to the Cape Evans party, Mackintosh and Hayward attempted the journey on the sea-ice on May 8, but the ice was not strong enough and they were lost.

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Words Starting With

MMAMAC

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