flan·nel

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 pajamas

2 flannels [plural] : pants made of flannel

He wore a dark blazer and gray flannels.

3 [count] Brit :washcloth
4 [noncount] Brit, informal : foolish or meaningless words

Cut out all that flannel and tell us what really happened!


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • flan|nel|et — flan|nel|ette or flan|nel|et «FLAN uh LEHT», noun. a soft, warm cotton cloth with a nap that looks like flannel …   Useful english dictionary

  • flan|nel|ly — «FLAN uh lee», adjective. characteristic of or like flannel; suggesting the quality or texture of flannel: »a thick, muffled, flannelly voice; a downy, flannelly cloth …   Useful english dictionary

  • flan|nel|ette — or flan|nel|et «FLAN uh LEHT», noun. a soft, warm cotton cloth with a nap that looks like flannel …   Useful english dictionary

  • flan|nel — …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • flan·nel·ette — /ˌflænəˈlɛt/ noun [noncount] Brit : a light and soft cotton cloth …   Useful english dictionary

  • flan — flan·card; flan·con·nade; flan·dan; flan·der·kin; flan·ders; flan·nel·ette; flan·nel·ly; flan·nen; flan·ken; flan; flan·nel; flan·chard; flan·co·nade; …   English syllables

  • nel — ach·a·ti·nel·la; ae·gyp·tia·nel·lo·sis; am·bly·si·pho·nel·la; an·nel·i·da; an·nel·i·des; an·ti·per·son·nel; as·te·ri·o·nel·la; bas·sa·nel·lo; bo·nel·lia; bru·nel·lia; ca·nel·la; can·nel; can·nel·lat·ed; can·nel·oid; can·nel·lo·ni; chan·nel·er;… …   English syllables

  • flannel — flan·nel …   English syllables

  • flannelly — flan·nel·ly …   English syllables

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