mackinaw

noun

Definition of mackinawnext
as in overcoat

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Recent Examples of mackinaw But unlike brookies, mackinaws reach massive sizes. — Jordan Rodriguez, Idaho Statesman, 31 Jan. 2024 Detectives from the Twin Cities and the famed Pinkerton agency in Chicago found a button from a woodsman's mackinaw jacket in Aagot's cabin. — Curt Brown Special To The Star Tribune, Star Tribune, 12 Dec. 2020 Tanner caught the lake trout, a freshwater fish also known as a mackinaw, on his line and reeled it in for about 15 minutes, Wilson said. — Danielle Garrand, CBS News, 28 Apr. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mackinaw
  1. overcoat
  2. frock coat
  3. greatcoat
  4. chesterfield
  5. parka
  6. topcoat
Noun
  • Take the core pieces of prim school attire—a crisp button-down, pleated skirt, and overcoat—and give them fashion flare by reimagining the color palette with a pop of pink.
    — Talia Abbas, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2025
  • Another is draped in what appears to be a long, black, crushed-vinyl overcoat.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of overcoat
Noun
  • At Vuitton, there were frock coats paired with sneakers: part 19th century, part 1967, and somehow utterly forward-looking.
    — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The father, in a black frock coat, cracked his whip at a mangy and irritated lion who eventually agreed to jump through a hoop.
    — Rosanna Warren, Harper's Magazine, 25 June 2024
Definition of frock coat
Noun
  • Nowhere was this more evident than at Burberry, where trenches, greatcoats, and rain capes in deep earth tones reasserted the house’s mastery of protection from the elements.
    — Tianwei Zhang, WWD, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Tommy’s security guards wear SS-style greatcoats by Sarafina Bush.
    — Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2024
Definition of greatcoat
Noun
  • Geometric chandeliers in the restaurant and bars add art deco flair, while chesterfields and wingback chairs create inviting nooks in the Library Lounge, which faces a private yacht marina.
    — Jennifer Flowers, AFAR Media, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Leather chesterfields and fireplace nooks dotted the warehouse-esqe foyer where towering machinery replaced bouquets on mahogany tables.
    — Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Dec. 2023
Definition of chesterfield
Noun
  • Listen to this article FORT LAUDERDALE — Seth Jones left his winter parka in Chicago.
    — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 3 Mar. 2025
  • This series spans beyond winter, but there is still a lot of parka-wearing, boot stomping, and visible-breath scenes of Montreal in the snow.
    — Andrea Duncan-Mao, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025
Definition of parka
Noun
  • Continue to add a bit of festive bling to your nails this spring with glitter topcoats and/or layers of tiny crystals.
    — Sophia Panych, Allure, 13 Mar. 2025
  • But whether or not Carpenter feels more comfortable in long or short nails, one thing is clear (besides her topcoat): Her signature style looks fabulous on any length.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 18 Mar. 2025
Definition of topcoat

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