flannel

(flan′əl)

noun

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

to wrap or clothe in flannel

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See flannel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

A soft woven cloth of wool or a blend of wool and cotton or synthetics.
flannels
a. Outer clothing, especially trousers, made of this cloth.
b. Underclothing made of this cloth.
Flannelette.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English, a kind of woolen cloth or garment

Origin: , perhaps variant of flanyn, sackcloth

Origin: , probably from Old French flaine, a kind of coarse wool

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