Canton flannel

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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.

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Origin of Canton flannel

1880–85; after Canton, China

Words nearby Canton flannel

canto fermo, canton, Canton crepe, Canton enamel, Cantonese, Canton flannel, canton ginger, Canton Island, cantonize, cantonment, Canton River

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How to use Canton flannel in a sentence

Have you met the lumbersexual: all beards, flannel shirts, and work boots?
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Until then, men shall all wearily grow our facial hair, wear flannel, and confuse the hell out of each other out on the streets.
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It will prove so helpful, according to one radio flannel-mouth, that it was likely an act of strategic planning.
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We cared about your formerly firm stance against women who have Uncle Jessie mullets and wear flannel!
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There's a bearded, flannel-shirted movement afoot to ditch the Internet and reclaim the pre-digital life.
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Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.
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His hat was pushed back from his forehead, the collar of his blue flannel shirt was open.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
She was in a soiled dressing gown of purple flannel, with several of the buttons off.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
A handkerchief, once red, with polka spots, contained a ragged flannel shirt and a stocking-heel tied with a piece of tape.
A Lost Hero|Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward and Herbert D. Ward
Capitulation of the city of Canton, which had forfeited previous stipulations with the British and resumed hostilities.
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British Dictionary definitions for Canton flannel

Canton flannel

/ (ˈkæntɒn, -tən) /

noun

another name for cotton flannel

Word Origin for Canton flannel

C19: named after Canton, China

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