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flannel Definition

flan·nel (flanəl)

noun

  1. a soft, lightweight, loosely woven woolen cloth with a slightly napped surface
  2. cotton flannel
    1. trousers, etc. made of light flannel
    2. heavy woolen underwear

Etymology: ME, akin to or < flanen < Welsh gwlanen < gwlan, wool < IE base *wel-, hair, wool

transitive verb -·neled or -·nelled, -·nel·ing or -·nel·ling

to wrap or clothe in flannel

flannel Related Forms

flan·nelly adjective

flannel Synonyms

flannel

n.

woolen cloth, cotton flannel, flannelette; see cloth.

flannel Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • wear: It was commonly believed that wearing a flannel bans around the waist under the shirt would prevent disease.
  • use: We use very soft flannel or terrycloth on the exterior of the dolls, with 100 % natural wool inside.
  • hold: Ibuprofen is an alternative; A warm flannel held against the swollen painful cheeks is soothing.
  • soak: Treatment Hot Compresses hold a clean flannel soaked in comfortably hot water against the ( closed ) eyelids for 5 minutes.

Adjective modifier

  • damp: Whether Joseph waited outside the barn door or dabbed Mary's forehead with a soothing damp flannel isn't recorded.
  • wet: I immediately told her to get out of the bath and then put a cold, wet flannel on all the red patches.
  • gray: Do you ever see cows dressed in gray flannel in London?
  • cold: She touched what was left of my face, bathed it with a cold flannel.
  • Welsh: They came up with the idea of using an iron trough, sealed with Welsh flannel boiled in sugar, plus an ox-blood mortar.
  • white: A simple form of mantle was thrown over their shoulders --- a square piece of white flannel, bordered with colored binding.

Modifies a noun

  • petticoat: March 24 th 1845 Sarah Osborne aged 11 years was convicted of stealing a flannel petticoat from Jane Mudd of Gedding.
  • shirt: His closet is filled with flannel shirts, rather than thousand dollar designer suits.
  • trouser: He chose cheap, slightly hairy square jackets with gray flannel trousers rather in the style of postwar British jazz bands.
  • lining: Baby Bags and Baby Clothes From Grembo Baby Store Grembo Bags with fleece lining and terry cloth Grembo Bags with flannel lining.
  • suit: Wykham, in his new dark-grey flannel suit, was standing up reading aloud the label on a sherry bottle.
  • industry: The flannel industry, like many other occupations, was also to be changed by the coming of the railroad to the district.

Noun used with modifier

  • cotton: A soft clean cotton flannel cloth is ideal for this purpose.
  • face: Another instance could be a dishcloth or face flannel that has been left too long between washes.
  • %: A fine, luxurious woven wrap, of top quality 100 % wool flannel with gussetted legs with gentle elastication giving a snug fit.
  • wool: In 1918 the Royal Polytechnic had pure wool flannel belts to ward off the threat of the pandemic Spanish ' flu.