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MACKINTOSH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
Synonyms:
mac; macintosh; mack; mackintosh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mackintosh" is a kind of...):
raincoat; waterproof (a water-resistant coat)
Meronyms (substance of "mackintosh"):
macintosh; mackintosh (a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "mackintosh"):
oilskin; slicker (a macintosh made from cotton fabric treated with oil and pigment to make it waterproof)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
Synonyms:
macintosh; mackintosh
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("mackintosh" is a kind of...):
cloth; fabric; material; textile (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers)
Holonyms ("mackintosh" is a substance of...):
mac; macintosh; mack; mackintosh (a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric)
