flannel

(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

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

transitive verb flanneled or flannelled, flanneling or flannelling

to wrap or clothe in flannel

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See flannel in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
  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.

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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