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flannelette

British  
/ ˌflænəˈlɛt /

noun

  1. a cotton imitation of flannel

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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I lurk in the corner of the hallway in my flannelette pajamas, hoping to catch a glimpse of him.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

She feeds me a cup of milky tea and puts me into bed with a hot water bottle and flannelette sheets, and spreads two extra blankets on top.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood

We had flannelette sheets, like children’s, and army-issue blankets, old ones that still said U.S.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

And by twisting my head a little I was able to see the two wire bassinets, side by side, each holding a little mound of something wrapped in a flannelette blanket.

From The Prairie Mother by Arthur E. Becher

In the flannelette department I am and I have not been fined once.

From My Neighbors Stories of the Welsh People by Caradoc Evans

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