I. ˈmishə̇gən, -shēg- adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Michigan, state in the north central U.S., from Lake Michigan, of Algonquian origin; akin to Fox mešikami large lake
: of or from the state of Michigan
the Michigan automotive industry
: of the kind or style prevalent in Michigan : michiganian
II. noun
( -s )
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: from Michigan, state in the north central United States
: a card game in which players put chips on a layout of ace, king, queen, and jack of different suits taken from another pack, in which all cards are dealt out with an extra hand that may be taken by the dealer or sold by him to the highest bidder, in which starting with the lowest card of a suit in the hand of the player who selects and starts the suit each suit is played in sequence until it has been stopped, in which a player who plays a card matching a card of the layout takes all the chips on that card, and in which the player who first plays the last of his cards wins the deal — called also boodle, Chicago, Newmarket, stops