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mackinaw blanket
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun mackinaw blanket has 1 sense
- mackinaw blanket(n = noun.artifact) mackinaw - a thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States; Array is a kind of blanket, cover
CIDE DICTIONARY
mackinaw blanket, [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. [1913 Webster]
- a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. [WordNet 1.5]
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