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Flannel - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Flannel : (noun)
1: a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
2: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the
face and body [syn: washcloth, washrag, face cloth]
3: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: gabardine, tweed,
white]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Flannel : \Flan"nel\ (fl[a^]n"n[e^]l), n. [F. flanelle, cf. OF.
flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. gwlanen flannel,
fr. gwlan wool; prob. akin to E. wool. Cf. Wool.]
A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. --Shak.
Adam's flannel. (Bot.) See under Adam.
Canton flannel, Cotton flannel. See Cotton flannel,
under Cotton.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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