'Mackinaw blanket' definitions:

Definition of 'Mackinaw blanket'

(from WordNet)
noun
A thick plaid blanket formerly used in the northwestern United States [syn: mackinaw, Mackinaw blanket]

Definition of 'Mackinaw blanket'

From: GCIDE
  • Mackinaw blanket \Mack"i*naw blan"ket\, Mackinaw \Mack"i*naw\ [From Mackinac, the State of Michigan, where blankets and other stores were distributed to the Indians.]
  • 1. A thick blanket formerly in common use in the western part of the United States. [WordNet sense 2] [1913 Webster]
  • 2. a heavy woolen cloth heavily napped and felted, often with a plaid design. [WordNet sense 4] [WordNet 1.5] Mackinaw