mackintosh

See also: Mc Intosh, McIntosh, Mac Intosh, MacIntosh, Macintosh, macintosh, and Mackintosh

English

A row of Mackintoshes laid out in a storefront.

Alternative forms

• macintosh, Macintosh
• Mackintosh

Etymology

From Charles Macintosh (1766–1843), who patented a type of rubberized cloth in 1823. Former trademark. The letter k is a later addition.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmækɪntɒʃ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmækɪntɑʃ/

Noun

mackintosh (countable and uncountable, plural mackintoshes)

1. A waterproof long coat made of rubberized cloth.
2. (by extension) Any waterproof coat or raincoat.
   • c. 1924, A.A. Milne, "Happiness", in When We Were Very Young

     John had great big waterproof boots on;

     John had a great big waterproof hat;

     John had a great big waterproof mackintosh --

     And that (Said John) is that.

   • 1936, F.J. Thwaites, chapter XXII, in The Redemption, Sydney: H. John Edwards, published 1940, page 214:

     The screeching of brakes, the monotonous blare of motor horns, the clip-clip of shoes on slippery pavements, the rustling of wet mackintoshes were all part of the great metropolis.

3. Waterproof rubberized cloth.

Synonyms

• mac
• mack
• raincoat

Derived terms

• mackintosh cape, macintosh cloak
• mackintosh coat
• mackintosh covering, mackintosh sheet

 

Related terms

• oilskin

Translations

waterproof coat made of rubberized cloth

• Bulgarian: мушама f (mušama)
• Irish: cóta báistí m, cóta fearthainne m, cóta uiscedhíonach m
• Japanese: マッキントッシュ (makkintosshu)
• Russian: макинто́ш (ru) m (makintóš), непромока́емый плащ m (nepromokájemyj plašč)

raincoat in general — see raincoat

rubberized cloth

• Bulgarian: мушама f (mušama)
• Irish: éadach uiscedhíonach m