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flannel

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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.

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

flannel
Noun
1. Brit a small piece of towelling cloth used to wash the face
2. a soft light woollen fabric used for clothing
3. flannels trousers made of flannel
4. Brit informal evasive talk that avoids giving any commitment or direct answer
Verb
[-nelling, -nelled] or US [-neling, -neled]
Brit informal to flatter or talk evasively [Welsh gwlân wool]
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Noun1.flannelflannel - 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.flannelflannel - bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
bath linen - linens for use in the bathroom
3.flannelflannel - (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
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

flannel
noun 1. (Informal) waffle, Brit. (informal) flattery, blarney, sweet talk U.S. (informal) baloney (informal) equivocation, hedging, prevarication, weasel words (informal), chiefly U.S. soft soap (informal)
verb 2. (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
Translations
Spanish flannel [ˈflænl] n (BRIT) (also: face flannel) → toallita;
(fabric) → franela;
flannels nplpantalones mpl de franela

French flannel [ˈflænl] n (Brit) (also: face flannel) → gant m de toilette (= fabric); flanelle f;
(Brit) (inf) → baratin m;
flannels nplpantalon m de flanelle

German flannel [ˈflænl] nFlanell m;
(Brit) (also: face flannel) → Waschlappen m;
(000) (inf) → Geschwafel nt;
flannels npl (trousers) → Flanellhose f

Italian flannel [ˈflænl] n (BRIT) (also: face flannel) → guanto di spugna;
(fabric) → flanella;
flannels nplpantaloni mpl di flanella

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"But he talked of flannel waistcoats," said Marianne; "and with me a flannel waistcoat is invariably connected with aches, cramps, rheumatisms, and every species of ailment that can afflict the old and the feeble.
Two or three Dingley Dellers, and All- Muggletonians, were amusing themselves with a majestic air by throwing the ball carelessly from hand to hand; and several other gentlemen dressed like them, in straw hats, flannel jackets, and white trousers--a costume in which they looked very much like amateur stone-masons--were sprinkled about the tents, towards one of which Mr.
In a suit of coarse flannel with horn buttons, a yellow neckerchief with draggled ends, an old hat more russet-coloured than black, and laced boots of the hue of his stony calling, Durdles leads a hazy, gipsy sort of life, carrying his dinner about with him in a small bundle, and sitting on all manner of tombstones to dine.
 
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