different between woolen vs mackinaw

English

Alternative forms

• woollen (British)

Etymology

From Middle English wollen, wullen, from Old English wyllen, from Proto-Germanic *wull?naz (“woollen”), equivalent to wool +? -en. Cognate with Scots wollin, wolne, wowne (“woollen”), Dutch wollen (“woollen”), German wollen (“woollen”), Danish uldne (“woollen”), Norwegian ulne (“fuzzy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?w?l?n/
• Rhymes: -?l?n

Adjective

woolen (not comparable) (American spelling)

1. Made of wool.
2. Of or relating to wool or woolen cloths.

Derived terms

• wool

Related terms

• wooly (US), woolly (UK)

Translations

Noun

woolen (plural woolens)

1. (American spelling) An item of clothing made from wool

Translations

English

Etymology

(Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)Respelling of Mackinac, a strait between Lake Huron and Lake Michigan, an island in the strait, and an important trading-post on the island; ultimately from Ojibwe mishinii-makinaang (“at the place of many snapping turtles”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?mak?n??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?mæk?n?/

Noun

mackinaw (countable and uncountable, plural mackinaws)

1. A heavy woolen cloth.
2. A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government.
3. A flat-bottomed cargo boat; mackinaw boat.

See also

• mackinaw skiff
• mackinaw boat
• mackinaw jacket
• mackinaw coat
• mackinaw shirt
• mackinaw trout

References

• Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary: Tenth Edition (1997)