flannel
flannel definition
flan·nel (flan′əl)
noun
- a soft, lightweight, loosely woven woolen cloth with a slightly napped surface
- cotton flannel
- trousers, etc. made of light flannel
- heavy woolen underwear
Etymology: ME, akin to or < flanen < Welsh gwlanen < gwlan, wool < IE base *wel-, hair, wool
transitive verb flanneled -·neled or flannelled -·nelled, flanneling -·nel·ing or flannelling -·nel·ling
to wrap or clothe in flannel
Related Forms:
- flannelly flan′·nelly adjective
Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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