mackintosh
pronunciation
How to pronounce mackintosh in British English:
UK [ˈmækɪntɒʃ]
How to pronounce mackintosh in American English:
US [ˈmækɪntɑʃ]
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- Noun:
- a lightweight waterproof (usually rubberized) fabric
- a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized fabric
Word Origin
- mackintosh
- mackintosh: [19] The rubberized material from which this waterproof coat was originally made was invented in the early 1820s by the British chemist Charles Macintosh (1766–1843). His name (misspelled with a k) is first recorded as being applied to the coat in 1836. The abbreviated form mac (or occasionally mack) dates from around the turn of the 20th century.
- mackintosh (n.)
- waterproof outer coat, 1836, named for Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), inventor of a waterproofing process (patent #4804, June 17, 1823). The surname is from Gaelic Mac an toisich "Son of the chieftain."
Example
- 1. The slimy pavement looked like a wet mackintosh .
- 2. From charles rennie mackintosh to josef hoffmann .
- 3. The hill house chair by charles rennie mackintosh was also bought online from italy .
- 4. He took off his black mackintosh .
- 5. The day being very wet , mary wore her new mackintosh .