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flannel

Syllabification: (flan·nel)
Pronunciation: /ˈflanl/

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Definition of flannel

noun

  • 1a kind of soft-woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised: [as modifier]:my longest, thickest flannel nightgown
  • (flannels) men’s trousers made of flannel.
  • short for flannelette.
  • 2British a washcloth.
  • 3British informal bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly:a simple admittance of ignorance was much to be preferred to any amount of flannel

Origin:

Middle English: probably from Welsh gwlanen 'woolen article', from gwlân 'wool'

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