Synonyms for macintoshes
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : mak-in-tosh |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈmæk ɪnˌtɒʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for macintoshes Other synonyms for the word macintoshes
Définition of macintoshes
Origin :- waterproof outer coat, 1836, named for Charles Macintosh (1766-1843), inventor of a waterproofing process (patent #4804, June 17, 1823). The surname is from Gaelic Mac an toisich "Son of the chieftain."
- As in personal computer : noun desktop computer
- As in data processor : noun computer
- I was wrapped in one of the gentlemen's macintoshes, and found the ride far from disagreeable.
- Extract from : « Station Life in New Zealand » by Lady Barker
- How do you make an apple tree understand whether you want it to grow Baldwins or Macintoshes?
- Extract from : « A Feast of Demons » by William Morrison
- Variant spellings of macintoshes and mackintoshes have been retained as printed.
- Extract from : « Through Canal-Land in a Canadian Canoe » by Vincent Hughes
- One large pit received the Frasers, and another was dug for the Macintoshes.
- Extract from : « The Illustrated London Reading Book » by Various
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