AtlasIndonesiaMakassarOne word pinned hereMakassar-5.1331°S 119.4136°E · Q14634One English word in this atlas traces back to Makassar. It sits in Indonesia.ShareAll of Indonesia Pinned heremacassar oilnoun · 19th centuryProbableIt gave us the antimacassar: the cloth that saved chairs from greasy heads.Rowland's advertised the oil as made with ingredients from Makassar in Sulawesi, a claim that served the marketing better than it served the chemistry. The stuff stained upholstery so reliably that households pinned protective cloths to their chair backs, named against the product.Named for a product of the placeRead →Nearest pinsKomodo dragonKomodo, Indonesia398 kmBali bellyBali, Indonesia614 kmjavaJava, Indonesia1,072 kmmanilaManila, Philippines2,201 km