Found 2 items, similar to Mackinaw.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mackinaw mackinaw n 1: a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material [syn: Mackinaw coat] 2: a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States [syn: Mackinaw blanket] 3: a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes [syn: Mackinaw boat ] 4: a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mackinaw Mackinaw blanket \Mack"i*naw blan"ket\, Mackinaw \Mack"i*naw\ [From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.] 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [WordNet sense 2] [1913 Webster] 2. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. [WordNet sense 4] [WordNet 1.5] Mackinaw \Mack"i*naw\, Mackinaw boat \Mack"i*naw boat\ 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. [Webster 1913 Suppl.] Mackinaw \Mack"i*naw\, Mackinaw coat \Mack"i*naw coat\ A short, heavy, double-breasted plaid coat, the design of which is large and striking. [Local, U. S.] [Webster 1913 Suppl.]