Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mackinaw"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.]
A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of
the United States.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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 NW US [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
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