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flannel
[ flan-l ]
noun
- a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
- a soft, warm, light fabric of cotton or cotton and another fiber, thickly napped on one side and used for sleepwear, undergarments, sheets, etc.
- flannels,
- an outer garment, especially trousers, made of flannel.
- woolen undergarments.
- British.
- a washcloth.
- Informal. nonsense; humbug; empty talk.
- Informal. flattery; insincere or overdone praise.
verb (used with object)
- to cover or clothe with flannel.
- to rub with flannel.
flannel
/ 藞蹿濒忙苍蓹濒 /
noun
- a soft light woollen fabric with a slight nap, used for clothing
- plural trousers or other garments made of flannel
- See cotton flannel
- a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and hands; face cloth US and Canadian equivalentwashcloth
- informal.indirect or evasive talk; deceiving flattery
verb
- to cover or wrap with flannel
- to rub, clean, or polish with flannel
- informal.to talk evasively to; flatter in order to mislead
Derived Forms
- 藞蹿濒补苍苍别濒濒测, adjective
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins
Origin of flannel1
Example Sentences
At the same time, the middle managers, the men in the gray flannel suits, on occasion they got doses of rhetoric that the Cultural Revolution would've been proud of.
On a recent day, as a winter dusk settled over fields behind his house, Osborn sat in his living room, wearing jeans, a flannel shirt and work boots.
During my visit, he gave me his room, with the checkered flannel sheets on the bed, and slept on the couch.
The self described 鈥渙ld feminist,鈥 wearing a flannel and jeans, held back tears as she placed her hand on Krell鈥檚 shoulder 鈥 another female attorney fighting for reproductive rights more than 50 years later.
A dark-haired man in a worn flannel coat walked into a Dino Mart convenience store on a busy street in North Hollywood one recent weekday afternoon.
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