outing flannel

American  

noun

1. a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.

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Etymology

Origin of outing flannel

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

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.

Two soft outing flannel shirts rolled out of the paper wrapping.

From Travelers Five Along Life's Highway by Johnston, Annie F. (Annie Fellows)

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 Stewart, Elinore Pruitt

Implacable, and maintaining a haughty silence, she packed her suitcase and put an outing flannel nightgown—with a nap so long that it looked like a fur garment—in a fishnet bag.

From The Dude Wrangler by Lockhart, Caroline

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 Sadler, William S.