FLANNEL • FREE TRANSLATOR.ORG • Definition of Flannel

Add this Dictionary
to your website!
See more options...

/flˈænəl/ Listen

noun

Flannel n.

A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture.

A cotton fabric with a thick nap on one side, resembling flannel (1); it is used, e. g. for underwear or sheets; also called flanellette.

pl. Garments made of flannel, especially underwear.

A washcloth. (Brit.)

Humbug; nonsensical or evasive talk. (Brit. informal)

Insincere flattery or praise. (Brit. informal)

Adam's flannel. (Bot.) See under Adam.

Canton flannel, Cotton flannel. See Cotton flannel, under Cotton.

See images of 'Flannel'

Etymology of 'Flannel'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

Share |

"Flannel" Quotes from Famous Books

... lady patch hearts that are breaking With handfuls of coals and rice, Or by dealing out flannel and sheeting A little ...

— Yeast: A Problem • Charles Kingsley

... beyond showing them the patient politeness enjoined by the Company's rules. He knew nothing of Mr Markham, who dispensed with the services of a valet and dressed with a shabbiness only pardonable in the extremely rich. Mr Markham, 'the Insurance King,' had arrayed himself this morning in gray flannel, with a reach-me-down overcoat, cloth cap, and carpet slippers that betrayed his flat, Jewish instep. Dick Rendal sized him up for an insurance tout; but behaved precisely as he would have behaved on better information. ...

— Corporal Sam and Other Stories • A. T. Quiller-Couch

... was dressed differently. He wore a sort of yellow, flannel morning gown, and a broad-brimmed Manilla hat. Large and portly, he was also hale and fifty; with a complexion like an autumnal leaf—handsome blue eyes—fine teeth, and a racy Milesian brogue. In short, he was an Irishman; Father Murphy, by name; and, as such, pretty well known, and very thoroughly ...

— Omoo: Adventures in the South Seas • Herman Melville

... which would only deprive him of a few days' comfort and happiness, and they have his hearty prayers. He continues in the same ludicrous strain, "I have a letter from Troubridge urging me to wear flannel shirts, as though he cared for me. He hopes that I shall go and have walks ashore, as the weather is now fine." "I suppose he is laughing at me, but never mind." He suffers from sea-sickness and toothache, and "none of them care a damn about my sufferings," ...

— Drake, Nelson and Napoleon • Walter Runciman

... the child after birth. A soft hair brush. Three old towels. Small package of sterile gauze squares. Scales. Diapers. A silk and wool shirt (size No. 2). An abdominal band to be sewed on with needle and thread. A pair of silk and wool stockings. A flannel skirt. An outing flannel night dress. A ...

— The Mother and Her Child • William S. Sadler

More quotes...