- a variation of flannelet.
flannelette
Britishnoun
Vocabulary lists containing flannelette
Example Sentences
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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
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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
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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
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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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