Canton flannel

American  

noun

1. 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.

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Canton flannel British  

/ ˈkæntɒn-, -tən /

noun

1. another name for cotton flannel

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Etymology

Origin of Canton flannel

1880–85; after Canton, China

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Example Sentences

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Canton flannel

She then brought a piece of Canton flannel, and the shears, and put them into my hands, saying that I might make two pairs of night-trowsers for the baby.

From A Woman who went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan

Then a roar announced the appearance of the Rickettsville team and their opponents, who wore the name of Spatsburg on their Canton flannel shirts.

From The Redheaded Outfield by Zane Grey

It is of Canton flannel, a plain, homely thing, in one piece, buttoning ignominiously down the back, and having no apertures for the august hands and feet to come through.

From The Spread Eagle and Other Stories by Gouverneur Morris

Directions.—Use the polish dry with a piece of chamois skin or Canton flannel, previously moistened with water or alcohol, and finish with the polish dry.

From One Thousand Secrets of Wise and Rich Men Revealed by C. A. Bogardus

Canton flannel and bands, or tapes, should be inserted between split boards.

From Library Bookbinding by Arthur Low Bailey

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