mackinaw

from 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

from 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

from 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

from 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.]

from U.S. Gazetteer (1990)

Mackinaw, IL (village, FIPS 45785)
  Location: 40.53500 N, 89.35845 W
  Population (1990): 1331 (525 housing units)
  Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
  Zip code(s): 61755

from 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

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