cloth vs mackinaw

cloth

noun
  • A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose. 

  • A form of attire that represents a particular profession or status. 

  • Substance or essence; the whole of something complex. 

  • A fabric, usually made of woven, knitted, or felted fibres or filaments, such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use. 

  • Priesthood, clergy. 

  • Specifically, a tablecloth, especially as spread before a meal or removed afterwards. 

  • Appearance; seeming. 

mackinaw

noun
  • A heavy woolen cloth. 

  • A flat-bottomed cargo boat; mackinaw boat. 

  • A blanket made of wool, formerly distributed to the Amerindians by the U.S. government. 

How often have the words cloth and mackinaw occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )