Canton flannel
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of Canton flannel
1880–85; after Canton, China
Example Sentences
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For bed clothes a woollen blanket should always be carried, and if convenient a large bag of thick Canton flannel is a most excellent acquisition.
From Camp Life in the Woods and the Tricks of Trapping and Trap Making by William Hamilton Gibson
Before covering, these are to be padded with two or three thicknesses of Canton flannel.
From American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype by S. D. (Samuel Dwight) Humphrey
Canton flannel suit of white, trimmed with long points cut from cloth, to represent icicles.
From The White Christmas and other Merry Christmas Plays by Walter Ben Hare
Have a number of tea towels, cheesecloth dusters, Canton flannel bags for brooms, silverware towels, etc., cut and ready to hem.
From Breakfasts and Teas Novel Suggestions for Social Occasions by Paul Pierce
She then brought a piece of Canton flannel, and the shears, and put them into my hands, saying that I might make two pairs of night-trowsers for the baby.
From A Woman who went to Alaska by May Kellogg Sullivan
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