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Meaning of flannel

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

flannel

Pronunciation:/ˈflænəl/

noun

Definitions

  1. A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

    Example: With the weather turning colder, it was time to dig out our flannel sheets and nightclothes.

  2. A washcloth.

  3. A flannel shirt.

  4. Soothing, plausible untruth or half-truth; claptrap.

    Example: Don't talk flannel!

verb

Definitions

  1. To rub with a flannel.

  2. To wrap in flannel.

  3. To flatter; to suck up to.

adjective

Definitions

  1. Made of flannel.