Flannel Definition
flănəl
flanneled, flannel, flannelled
noun
A soft, lightweight, loosely woven woolen cloth with a slightly napped surface.
Webster's New World
Trousers, etc. made of light flannel.
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Heavy woolen underwear.
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Vague, indirect speech or writing, used as to avoid answering a question.
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Synonyms:
verb
flanneled, flannel, flannelled
To wrap or clothe in flannel.
Webster's New World
To flatter; suck up to.
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adjective
Made of flannel.
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Origin of Flannel
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Middle English flaunneol, from Anglo-Norman flanelle (cf. Jersiais flianné), diminutive of Old French flaine, floene 'coarse wool', from Gaulish vlanā ‘wool’ (cf. Welsh gwlân, Breton gloan). More at wool.
From Wiktionary
Middle English a kind of woolen cloth or garment perhaps variant of flanyn sackcloth probably from Old French flaine a kind of coarse wool
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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