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flannel
[ flan-l ]
noun
- a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
- a soft, warm, light fabric of cotton or cotton and another fiber, thickly napped on one side and used for sleepwear, undergarments, sheets, etc.
- flannels,
- an outer garment, especially trousers, made of flannel.
- woolen undergarments.
- British.
- a washcloth.
- Informal. nonsense; humbug; empty talk.
- Informal. flattery; insincere or overdone praise.
verb (used with object)
- to cover or clothe with flannel.
- to rub with flannel.
flannel
/ ˈڱæə /
noun
- a soft light woollen fabric with a slight nap, used for clothing
- plural trousers or other garments made of flannel
- See cotton flannel
- a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and hands; face cloth US and Canadian equivalentwashcloth
- informal.indirect or evasive talk; deceiving flattery
verb
- to cover or wrap with flannel
- to rub, clean, or polish with flannel
- informal.to talk evasively to; flatter in order to mislead
Derived Forms
- ˈڱԲԱ, adjective
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of flannel1
Example Sentences
On a recent day, as a winter dusk settled over fields behind his house, Osborn sat in his living room, wearing jeans, a flannel shirt and work boots.
During my visit, he gave me his room, with the checkered flannel sheets on the bed, and slept on the couch.
The self described “old feminist,” wearing a flannel and jeans, held back tears as she placed her hand on Krell’s shoulder — another female attorney fighting for reproductive rights more than 50 years later.
A dark-haired man in a worn flannel coat walked into a Dino Mart convenience store on a busy street in North Hollywood one recent weekday afternoon.
In a picture probably from the late 1940s he wears a flannel shirt tucked into trousers.
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