outing flannel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of outing flannel
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
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One is a brown and red checked, and the other green with a white fleck in, both outing flannel.
From Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
Dust cloths of cotton, outing flannel and wool.
From How Girls Can Help Their Country by Juliette Gordon Low
Soak pieces of gray outing flannel of the desired size—15 by 12 in. is a good size—in this compound.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Knives, forks, spoons and other small pieces of silver will keep bright and free from tarnish if they are slipped into cases made from the gray outing flannel and treated with the compound.
From The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do by Popular Mechanics Co.
Very light blankets of wool or outing flannel are useful in summer.
From American Red Cross Text-Book on Home Hygiene and Care of the Sick by American Red Cross
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