flannelet

Or flan·nel·ette

[flan-l-et]

noun

1. a warm, soft cotton fabric, plain or printed, napped on one side.

Word History and Origins

Origin of flannelet¹

First recorded in 1880–85; flannel + -et

Example Sentences

Dey bought wool and flannelet to make us pantalets.

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The array of gustatory swords, each in flannelet slip-cover.

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In her bag, lugged over from the hospital by one of the uniformed girls, was the little layout, parting gift of the institution, including a machine-stitched flannelet nightdress that Lilly could have wept over as she fastened the thick button at the throat.

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