flannel
noun
- an outer garment, especially trousers, made of flannel.
- woolen undergarments.
- 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.
Origin of flannel
Examples from the Web for flannel
Contemporary Examples of flannel
Have you met the lumbersexual: all beards, flannel shirts, and work boots?
Wearing dashikis, yukatas, and flannel robes—any kind of billowing uni-garment will do the trick.
Although there was that grungy-vibe (flannel shirts and biker boots), it was girly, young even.
He was unshaven, with a full mustache and wearing a flannel shirt over a hooded sweatshirt.
Mehlman, a man seemingly born in a well-pressed suit, basked in the victory, relaxed in a flannel shirt.
Historical Examples of flannel
In a word, I had nothing on me but my drawers and a flannel shirt.
Ned MyersJames Fenimore Cooper
Let it steep fourteen days, and then strain it through a flannel bag.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
Gather them while the shells are very soft, and rub them all with a flannel.
Directions for Cookery, in its Various BranchesEliza Leslie
He wore, indeed, a shabby greenish-gray suit, and a flannel shirt.
The Coryston FamilyMrs. Humphry Ward
In hot weather I place a piece of ice in flannel on the top of the pail.
Black BassCharles Barker Bradford