flannelette
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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We had flannelette sheets, like children’s, and army-issue blankets, old ones that still said U.S.
From Literature
This 1910 British Fire Prevention Committee experiment demonstrates the flammability of flannelette fabric.
From National Geographic
I lurk in the corner of the hallway in my flannelette pajamas, hoping to catch a glimpse of him.
From Literature
The bazaars are now a medley of stalls exhibiting native manufactures side by side with cheap trinkets from England and loud flannelettes from Italy.
From Project Gutenberg
They had been, I fancy, a little surprised that, if I was a Balzac in a dressing-gown, my wife at any rate was no Sand in a flannelette peignoir.
From Project Gutenberg
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