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Canton flannel
noun
- a plain-weave or twill-weave cotton fabric with a long, fleecy nap usually on one side only, used for sportswear, undergarments, backings and linings, etc.
Canton flannel
/ -tən; ˈkæntɒn /
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Origin of Canton flannel1
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Example Sentences
White canton flannel is not good for this purpose, it soils easily and the chemicals used for bleaching it discolour silver.
And here is a nice white canton-flannel bag in my pocket that Herbert has used for his marbles.
With ink, mark the fleecy side of the strips of white canton flannel to resemble white ermine.
Very good stemming may be made by tinting canton flannel, which has a very long nap or pile.
An iceless refrigerator may be made from a rectangular frame of wood, to which heavy canton flannel is buttoned or tacked.
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