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MACKINAW

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• MACKINAW (noun)
The noun MACKINAW has 4 senses:

1. a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
2. a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States
3. a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes
4. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design

Familiarity information: MACKINAW used as a noun is uncommon.

• MACKINAW (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

mackinaw; Mackinaw coat

Hypernyms ("mackinaw" is a kind of...):

coat (an outer garment that has sleeves and covers the body from shoulder down; worn outdoors)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

A thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Mackinaw blanket; mackinaw

Hypernyms ("mackinaw" is a kind of...):

blanket; cover (bedding that keeps a person warm in bed)

Sense 3

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Meaning:

A flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

Mackinaw boat; mackinaw

Hypernyms ("mackinaw" is a kind of...):

boat (a small vessel for travel on water)

Sense 4

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Meaning:

A heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("mackinaw" is a kind of...):

cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)

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