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The Mackintosh raincoat (abbreviated as mac) is a form of waterproof raincoat, first sold in 1824, made of rubberised fabric. [ 2 ] The Mackintosh is named after its Scottish inventor Charles Macintosh , although many writers added a letter k .
Charles Macintosh FRS (29 December 1766 – 25 July 1843) was a Scottish chemist and the inventor of the modern waterproof raincoat. [1] The Mackintosh raincoat (the variant spelling is now standard) is named after him.
A raincoat is a waterproof or water-resistant garment worn on the upper body to shield the wearer from rain. The term rain jacket is sometimes used to refer to raincoats with long sleeves that are waist-length. A rain jacket may be combined with a pair of rain pants to make a rainsuit. Rain clothing may also be in one piece, like a boilersuit.
Mackintosh, a form of waterproof raincoat; Mackintosh's or John Mackintosh and Co., British confectionery company Rowntree Mackintosh, following a 1969 merger; Mackintosh's Toffee, its namesake confectionery; McIntosh (apple), an apple cultivar; McIntosh Laboratory, an American manufacturer of high-end audio equipment
Welcome to Bloxburg is a life-simulation and role-playing game created in 2014. [106] Based on The Sims, it was noted that it costed 25 Robux to access the game, before becoming free-to-play on June 15, 2024. [‡ 12] [107] It was acquired by Embracer Group in 2023 under Coffee Stain Gothenburg, [a] a subsidiary of Coffee Stain created for ...
Ernest Belfort Bax was born on 23 July 1854, in Leamington Spa, son of Daniel Bax, a wealthy Mackintosh raincoat manufacturer and traditionalist nonconformist.Bax's elder brother, barrister Alfred Ridley Bax, was father of the composer and writer Arnold Bax and the playwright and essayist Clifford Bax.
While many fast-food joints claim they serve “real” chicken, some still rely on antibiotic-laden, factory-farmed mystery meat. Here are 7 chains that actually use high-quality, real chicken.
The building was constructed by Taylor Woodrow as part of the Macintosh Village development, which was formerly a Dunlop tyre factory and also the birthplace of the Mackintosh raincoat. A total of 32 apartments are arranged across the uppermost eight stories of the ten-floor development.