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flannels

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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.]
Translations
flannels [ˈflænlz] npl → pantaloni mpl di flanella
flannels [ˈflænlz] npl → pantaloni mpl di flanella


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