mackintosh

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

English
A row of Mackintoshes laid out in a storefront.
A row of Mackintoshes laid out in a storefront.

Alternative forms

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

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

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

Translations
raincoat in general — see raincoat
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