Mackinaw blanket
- noun
- /ˈmækɪnɔː ˈblæŋkɪt/
- Archaic
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manta Mackinaw
- She found an old Mackinaw blanket at the antique shop, still vibrant with its red and black plaid.
Examples
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The trapper wrapped himself in a Mackinaw blanket to keep warm during the harsh winter night.
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Early settlers often relied on the Mackinaw blanket for comfort and protection against the cold.
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The Mackinaw blanket kept me warm during the winter.
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I love my Mackinaw blanket for camping trips.
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The trapper wrapped himself in a Mackinaw blanket to keep warm during the harsh winter night.
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Early settlers often relied on the Mackinaw blanket for comfort and protection against the cold.
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She found an old Mackinaw blanket at the antique shop, still vibrant with its red and black plaid.
Synonyms
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A large soft cloth you use on a bed to keep warm
A heavy thick plaid blanket used for warmth
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Morphology
The compound is fully compositional: 'mackinaw' names a specific type of heavy, plaid blanket and 'blanket' is the general category, so together they straightforwardly indicate a blanket of that type. Although 'mackinaw' is dialectal/rare, if a learner knows that constituent, the combined meaning is predictable via normal noun–noun compounding.
Etymology
Mackinaw blanket is named after the Mackinaw area by the Great Lakes, where trappers and soldiers used a thick wool cover with a red-and-black plaid. One popular story says people began to call that heavy blanket a 'Mackinaw' because it kept them 'very warm', so today Mackinaw blanket means a thick, warm wool blanket.