[syn: mackinaw, Mackinaw boat]
4. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
mackinaw
n 1: a short plaid coat made of made of thick woolen material
[syn: mackinaw, Mackinaw coat]
2: a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern
United States [syn: mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket]
3: a flat-bottomed boat used on upper Great Lakes [syn:
mackinaw, Mackinaw boat]
4: a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a
plaid design
U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000):
Mackinaw, IL -- U.S. village in Illinois
Population (2000): 1452
Housing Units (2000): 608
Land area (2000): 1.254750 sq. miles (3.249787 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.030029 sq. miles (0.077775 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.284779 sq. miles (3.327562 sq. km)
FIPS code: 45785
Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17
Location: 40.533977 N, 89.358630 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 61755
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Mackinaw, IL
Mackinaw