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单词 mackinaw
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Definition of mackinaw in English:

mackinaw

(also mackinaw coat) (British, US jacket)
noun ˈmakɪnɔːˈmækəˌnɔ
North American
  • A short coat or jacket made of a thick woollen cloth, typically with a plaid design.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • From the Indian languages come chipmunk, mackinaw (a bush jacket), moose, muskeg (boggy, mossy land), muskrat.
    • I do not remember too much about Earl except that he must not have been too bright because he was wearing a black-and-white mackinaw - a heavy coat - in the summer.
    • The Filson mackinaw cruiser is a classic hunting jacket that has been around for decades and is as good as ever.
    • I also bought him a grey fleece mackinaw - an oversized shirt in the same cozy fleece fabric as the blankets.
    • The girl described the driver of the van as a Caucasian man wearing a black and green work jacket, possibly a mackinaw.

Origin

Early 19th century: named after Mackinaw City, Michigan, formerly an important trading post.

 
 

Definition of mackinaw in US English:

mackinaw

(also jacket, mackinaw coat)
nounˈmakəˌnôˈmækəˌnɔ
North American
  • A short coat or jacket made of a thick, heavy woolen cloth, typically with a plaid design.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I do not remember too much about Earl except that he must not have been too bright because he was wearing a black-and-white mackinaw - a heavy coat - in the summer.
    • The girl described the driver of the van as a Caucasian man wearing a black and green work jacket, possibly a mackinaw.
    • From the Indian languages come chipmunk, mackinaw (a bush jacket), moose, muskeg (boggy, mossy land), muskrat.
    • I also bought him a grey fleece mackinaw - an oversized shirt in the same cozy fleece fabric as the blankets.
    • The Filson mackinaw cruiser is a classic hunting jacket that has been around for decades and is as good as ever.

Origin

Early 19th century: named after Mackinaw City, Michigan, formerly an important trading post.

 
 
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