DictionaryRoot: Macintosh
English

Macintosh

surname of Charles Macintosh

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A young man wearing a classic knee-length waterproof raincoat in light rain, with water visibly beading and running off its outer surface.
noun

mackintosh

MAK-in-tosh/ˈmækɪntɑːʃ/

A waterproof coat worn in the rain.

Etymology

Macintosh is the surname of Charles Macintosh, who invented a waterproofing process. His name became the name of a waterproof outer coat.

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