gray-flan|nel

gray-flan|nel
gray-flan|nel «GRAY FLAN uhl», adjective.
U.S. Informal. of or having to do with the world of company executives; belonging to or characteristic of organization men: »

He is impatient with the…orthodoxy and gray-flannel conformity that stifle so much originality in…thinking (Atlanta Constitution).

╂[suggested by The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1955), a novel by Sloan Wilson]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • flan·nel — /ˈflænl̩/ noun 1 [noncount] : a soft cloth made of wool or cotton shirts made of bright colored flannel often used before another noun a flannel shirt a flannel suit flannel …   Useful english dictionary

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