mackintosh

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈmækɪntɒʃ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈmækɪnˌtɑʃ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(makin tosh′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
mack•in•tosh or mac•in•tosh /ˈmækɪnˌtɑʃ/USA pronunciation   n. 
  1. Clothing, British Terms[countable][Chiefly Brit.]raincoat.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
mack•in•tosh  (makin tosh′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Clothinga raincoat made of rubberized cloth.
  2. Textilessuch cloth.
  3. Clothing, British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]any raincoat.
Also, macintosh. 
  • after Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), its inventor 1830–40
mackin•toshed′, adj. 

Mack•in•tosh  (makin tosh′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Charles Ren•nie  (renē),USA pronunciation 1868–1928, Scottish architect and designer.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
mackintosh, macintosh / ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ/
  1. a waterproof raincoat made of rubberized cloth
  2. such cloth
  3. any raincoat
Etymology: 19th Century: named after Charles Macintosh (1760–1843), who invented it
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Mackintosh / ˈmækɪnˌtɒʃ/
  1. Sir Cameron (Anthony). born 1946, British producer of musicals and theatre owner; his productions include Cats (1981), Les Misérables (1985), Miss Saigon (1987), and My Fair Lady (2001)
  2. Charles Rennie. 1868–1928, Scottish architect and artist, exponent of the Art Nouveau style; designer of the Glasgow School of Art (1896)
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