flannel

flan·nel  (flnl)

n.

1. A soft woven cloth of wool or a blend of wool and cotton or synthetics.

2. flannels

a. Outer clothing, especially trousers, made of this cloth.

b. Underclothing made of this cloth.

3. Flannelette.

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[Middle English, a kind of woolen cloth or garment, perhaps variant of flanyn, sackcloth, probably from Old French flaine, a kind of coarse wool.]

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flannel [ˈflæn^əl]

n

1. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) a soft light woollen fabric with a slight nap, used for clothing

2. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) trousers or other garments made of flannel

3. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Textiles) See cotton flannel

4. Brit a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and hands; face cloth US and Canadian equivalent washcloth

5. Brit informal indirect or evasive talk; deceiving flattery

vb -nels, -nelling, -nelled US -nels, -neling, -neled (tr)

1. to cover or wrap with flannel

2. to rub, clean, or polish with flannel

3. Brit informal to talk evasively to; flatter in order to mislead

[probably variant of flanen sackcloth, from Welsh gwlanen woollen fabric, from gwlân wool]

flannelly  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flannel - a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	2.	flannel - bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body face cloth, washcloth, washrag bath linen - linens for use in the bathroom
	3.	flannel - (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth gabardine, tweed, white trouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers" plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

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flannel

noun

1. cloth, facecloth pass a damp flannel over your forehead

2. (Informal) waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), flattery, blarney, sweet talk (U.S. informal), baloney (informal), equivocation, hedging, prevarication, weasel words (informal, chiefly U.S.), soft soap (informal) Her gave me a lot of flannel.

verb

(Informal) prevaricate, hedge, flatter, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), blarney, sweet-talk (informal), soft-soap (informal), equivocate, butter up, pull the wool over (someone's) eyes He flannelled and prevaricated.

Translations

flannel [ˈflænl]

A. N

1. (= face flannel) → manopla f; (= fabric) → franela f flannels (= trousers) → pantalones mpl de franela

2. (Brit) (= waffle) → palabrería f, paja f

B. ADJ → de franela

C. VI (Brit) (= waffle) → meter paja

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flannel [ˈflæn^əl]

n

(British) (= facecloth) → gant m de toilette

(= fabric) → flanelle f

(British) (= waffle) → baratin m >

modif [shirt] → de flanelle

flannels npl (= trousers) → pantalon m de flanelle

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flannel

n

→ Flanell m

(Brit: = face flannel) → Waschlappen m

(Brit inf: = waffle) → Geschwafel nt (inf), → Gelaber nt (inf)

flannels pl (= trousers) → Flanellhose f

adj → Flanell-; flannel trousers → Flannellhose f

vi (Brit inf: = waffle) → schwafeln (inf), → labern (inf)

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flannel [ˈflænl]

1. n (fabric) → flanella (Brit) (also face flannel) → guanto di spugna
see also flannels

2. adj → di flanella

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flannel [ˈflænl]

1. n (fabric) → flanella (Brit) (also face flannel) → guanto di spugna
see also flannels

2. adj → di flanella

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flannel

n flannel [ˈflӕnl]

loosely woven woollen cloth usually soft and slightly furry blankets made of flannel; (also adjective ) a flannel petticoat. flennie صوف، فانيلا бархет flanel; flanelový flannel; flonel der Flanell φανέλα (το ύφασμα) franela flanell پارچه فلانل flanelli (de) flannelle פְלָנֶל फलालेन flanel, flanelan flanel flanel flannel flanella; di flanella フランネル (면) 플란넬, 무명, 면포 vilnonė flanelė vilnas flanelis; vilnas flaneļa- flanel flanel flanell; flanells- flanela flanela (de) flanel фланель flanel; flanelový flanela flanel ylleflanell, flanell ผ้าสักหลาดอ่อน yün kumaş, flanel 法蘭絨 фланель فلالین vải flanen 法兰绒

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flannel → صوف فانيلة žínka flonel Waschlappen φανέλα franela flanelli gant de toilette flanel flanella 浴用タオル 플란넬 washandje flanell flanela flanela фланель tvättlapp ผ้าสักหลาดอ่อน yüz havlusu vải flannel 法兰绒