flannel
[ flan-l ]
/ ˈflæn l /
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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), flan·neled, flan·nel·ing or (especially British), flan·nelled, flan·nel·ling.
to cover or clothe with flannel.
to rub with flannel.
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Origin of flannel
1300–50; Middle English flaunneol, perhaps dissimilated variant of flanyn sackcloth <Welsh; compare Welsh gwlanen woolen article, equivalent to gwlânwool (akin to Latin lāna) + -en suffix denoting a single item (as a piece of a mass noun or singular of a collective plural)
Words nearby flannel
flank, flanken, flanker, flank position, flank speed, flannel, flannelboard, flannel cake, flannelet, flannelette, flannel flower
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British Dictionary definitions for flannel
flannel
/ (ˈflænəl) /
noun
verb -nels, -nelling or -nelled or US -nels, -neling or -neled (tr)
Derived forms of flannel
flannelly, adjectiveWord Origin for flannel
C14: probably variant of flanen sackcloth, from Welsh gwlanen woollen fabric, from gwlân wool
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