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mackintosh
7 dictionary results for: mackintosh
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
mack·in·tosh       [mak-in-tosh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
2.such cloth.
3.Chiefly British. any raincoat.


[Origin: 1830–40; after Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), its inventor]

mack·in·toshed, adjective
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Mack·in·tosh       [mak-in-tosh] Pronunciation Key
–noun
Charles Ren·nie       [ren-ee] Pronunciation Key, 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mack·in·tosh also mac·in·tosh       (māk'ĭn-tŏsh')  Pronunciation Key 
n.   Chiefly British
  1. A raincoat.
  2. A lightweight, waterproof fabric that was originally of rubberized cotton.


[After Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), Scottish inventor.]

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Mack·in·tosh       (māk'ĭn-tŏsh')  Pronunciation Key 
Scottish architect whose influential art nouveau designs emphasized elegant, clearly articulated, and rational forms.

Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
mackintosh 
"waterproof outer coat," 1836, named for Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), inventor of a waterproofing process (patent #4804, June 17, 1823). The surname is from Gael. Mac an toisich "Son of the chieftain."

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mackintosh

noun
1. a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric 
2. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric [syn: macintosh

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Mackintosh

Mack"in*tosh\, n. A waterproof outer garment; -- so called from the name of the inventor.

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