flannel
/ˈflænəl/
noun
- 1
A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.
“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.
“Don't talk flannel!”
verb
- 1
To rub with a flannel.
- 2
To wrap in flannel.
- 3
To flatter; to suck up to.
adjective
- 1
Made of flannel.
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