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mackintosh

noun

ˈma-kən-ˌtäsh

variants also macintosh

Definition of mackintosh

chiefly British

as in slicker

a coat made of water-resistant material be sure to wear a mackintosh while hiking over the misty mountains of England's Lake District

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Recent Examples of mackintosh Plopped right on top of each look was a lightweight jacket—maybe a long mackintosh, a blouson-style leather coat or biker jacket, or a cropped Harrington. — Max Berlinger, Vogue, 25 Sep. 2026

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Noun

City slickers will definitely get a bang for their buck with this place, which is a lot more spacious than a shoebox on the Upper East Side.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 17 Nov. 2025
During the Waleses' trip to Canada in October 1991, Diana made time between touring an AIDS hospice and a women's shelter to join William, 9, and Harry, 7, on a visit to Niagara Falls, where the trio donned rain slickers for a wet and wild voyage on the Maid of the Mist.

— Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 31 Aug. 2025

Definition of slicker

Noun

They’re found in raincoats, and they’re also found in outerwear, which needs a finished product that can keep the consumer dry in long days out in nature.

— Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
She was last seen wearing a Winnie-the-Pooh shirt, a pink raincoat and white tennis shoes.

— Yana Johnson, NBC news, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of raincoat

Noun

But with campaigns romanticizing the British countryside and a new mini exhibition at London’s Victoria and Albert Museum honoring one of its greatest hallmarks, the trusty trench, Burberry is fully owning its history.

— Fiona Sinclair Scott, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026
The shape appears on leather bombers, trench hybrids and wool coats.

— Lauren Schuster, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of trench

Noun

Mary Jane eventually found her muck boots and an oilskin jacket in the back of the hallway closet.

— Kate Walbert, The New Yorker, 29 Nov. 2021
Daigle has a face like an oilskin raincoat, patinated from life on the land moonlighting for mining companies—chasing other people’s dreams.

— Genesee Keevil, Popular Mechanics, 17 May 2018

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