FLANNEL: Dictionary Entry and Meaning
| Pronunciation: | | 'flanl
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| Matching Terms: | | flannel bush, Flannel flower, flannel leaf, flannel mullein, flannelbush, flannelcake, Flanneled, flannelette, Flannen, Flannery O'Connor
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
- [n] (usually in the plural) trousers
- [n] bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
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| | Synonyms: | | face cloth, gabardine, tweed, washcloth, washrag, white |
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| | See Also: | | bath linen, cloth, fabric, material, pants, textile, trousers | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Flan"nel\ (fl[a^]n"n[e^]l), n. [F. flanelle, cf. OF.
flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. gwlanen flannel,
fr. gwlan wool; prob. akin to E. wool. Cf. {Wool}.]
A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. --Shak.
{Adam's flannel}. (Bot.) See under {Adam}.
{Canton flannel}, {Cotton flannel}. See {Cotton flannel},
under {Cotton}.
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| | Related Terms: | | ballocks, blarney, bull, bullshit, bushwa, cock, crap, eyewash, flatter, flattery, hedge, hogwash, humbug, mislead, nonsense, prevarication, rubbish, shit, soft soap, soft-soap, sweet talk, sweet-talk, waffle, weasel words |
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