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flannel

[ flan-l ]

noun

  1. a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
  2. a soft, warm, light fabric of cotton or cotton and another fiber, thickly napped on one side and used for sleepwear, undergarments, sheets, etc.
  3. flannels,
    1. an outer garment, especially trousers, made of flannel.
    2. woolen undergarments.
  4. British.
    1. a washcloth.
    2. Informal. nonsense; humbug; empty talk.
    3. Informal. flattery; insincere or overdone praise.


verb (used with object)

flanneled, flanneling or (especially British,) flannelled, flannelling.
  1. to cover or clothe with flannel.
  2. to rub with flannel.

flannel

/ 藞蹿濒忙苍蓹濒 /

noun

  1. a soft light woollen fabric with a slight nap, used for clothing
  2. plural trousers or other garments made of flannel
  3. a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and hands; face cloth US and Canadian equivalentwashcloth
  4. informal.
    indirect or evasive talk; deceiving flattery
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to cover or wrap with flannel
  2. to rub, clean, or polish with flannel
  3. informal.
    to talk evasively to; flatter in order to mislead
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞蹿濒补苍苍别濒濒测, adjective
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of flannel1

1300鈥50; Middle English flaunneol, perhaps dissimilated variant of flanyn sackcloth < Welsh; compare Welsh gwlanen woolen article, equivalent to 驳飞濒芒苍 wool (akin to Latin 濒腻苍补 ) + -en suffix denoting a single item (as a piece of a mass noun or singular of a collective plural)
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of flannel1

C14: probably variant of flanen sackcloth, from Welsh gwlanen woollen fabric, from 驳飞濒芒苍 wool
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Example Sentences

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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.

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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.

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During my visit, he gave me his room, with the checkered flannel sheets on the bed, and slept on the couch.

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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.

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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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