flannel
noun
a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
flannels
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pluralof flannel.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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present tense formof flannel (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
flannelnouna soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
Example Sentences
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We get multiple nondescriptive lists: khakis, leather jackets, flannels, baggy denim, work jeackets, graphic T-shirts, sweaters and rugby tops.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 3, 2026
Her recent Netflix lifestyle series, With Love, Meghan, which featured her upcycling supermarket bouquets and scenting flannels with lavender water, wasn't received entirely warmly either.
From BBC ● Apr. 6, 2025
I got through the worst years of puberty thanks to grunge fashion; huge T-shirts and flannels helped me camouflage.
From Slate ● Aug. 13, 2024
He liked that Juno wasn’t hyper-feminized, that the producers let him pick out the character’s wardrobe — hoodies, flannels, baggy jeans — at used clothing stores in Vancouver.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 4, 2023
One of them, however, much younger than the others, wearing gray flannels and a blue tie, had left his pen lying in front of him and was looking at me.
From "The Stranger" by Albert Camus
