outing flannel
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of outing flannel
An Americanism dating back to 1885–90
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
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.
Two soft outing flannel shirts rolled out of the paper wrapping.
From Travelers Five Along Life's Highway by Annie F. (Annie Fellows) Johnston
Molly openly rejoiced in her new gown, and that it was made of ugly gray outing flannel she didn't know nor care.
From Letters of a Woman Homesteader by Elinore Pruitt Stewart
The garments are now placed on the child—first the band,70 then shirt, diaper, stockings, flannel skirt, and outing flannel gown—and it is put to rest after the administration of one teaspoonful of cooled, boiled water.
From The Mother and Her Child by William S. Sadler
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
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
