cotton flannel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of cotton flannel
First recorded in 1835–45
Example Sentences
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From the on-trend outdoors-y designers at The Normal Brand, this cotton flannel is golf-ready.
From Golf Digest ● Dec. 12, 2019
But the ax-wielding Canadian has one more thing hidden up his 100% cotton flannel sleeve.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 10, 2017
And a man’s work shirt, cotton flannel, and boys’ tennis shoes.
From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien
But far worse than this was the fact that she was still in her clothes, for she had firmly refused the offer of Mae’s spare nightgown, with its seeming miles of faded cotton flannel.
From "Tuck Everlasting" by Natalie Babbit
The amount of material required will be from 4½ to 5 yards, and calico, flannel, or swansdown, or the new cotton flannel, may, any of them, be used to make it.
From The Girl's Own Paper, Vol. VIII: No. 356, October 23, 1886. by Various
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