"matchcoat" meaning in All languages combined

See matchcoat on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-matchcoat.wav [US] Forms: matchcoats [plural]
Etymology: Anglicized version of an Algonquian word — compare Ojibwe majigoodenh (“dress”) — with the spelling altered under the influence of the English words match and coat. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|alg|-}} Algonquian, {{cog|oj|majigoodenh||dress}} Ojibwe majigoodenh (“dress”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} matchcoat (plural matchcoats)
  1. A type of mantle made from fur, worn by some Native Americans.
    Sense id: en-matchcoat-en-noun-uB6SPTJ2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Clothing Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Clothing: 100 0
  2. (obsolete) A coat made from matchcloth. Tags: obsolete
    Sense id: en-matchcoat-en-noun-ZfWvgfHQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: machicote

Inflected forms

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