See Also: flannel(1)(dictionary)
flannel(2)(dictionary)
water flannel(medicine)
flannel 1, noun(dictionary)
flannel 2, verb(dictionary)

flannel(1) (iou)



flannel noun & adjective. . ME.
[Prob. from Welsh gwlanen woollen article, from gwlan wool.]
A. noun.
Any of various loose-textured soft woollen or man-made fabrics of plain or twilled weave and slightly napped on one side. ME.
b. A Welshman. rare (Shakes.). Only in L16.
In pl. Underwear or other garments, esp. trousers, made of flannel. E17.
H. Fast He was..dressed in gray flannels and a blue blazer.
A small piece of (usu. cotton towelling) fabric for washing the face, hands, etc. E19.
Nonsense; flattery; bragging. slang. E20.
Comb.: flannelboard = flannelgraph; flannel-cake a kind of thin wheat griddle-cake; flannel flower an Australian umbelliferous plant, Actinotus helianthi, the involucre of which resembles a snipped piece of white flannel; flannel-mouth US slang a flatterer, a braggart.
b. attrib. or as adjective. Made of flannel. L16.
J. D. Salinger There was this very Joe Yale-looking guy, in a grey flannel suit.
flanne'lette noun a napped cotton fabric imitating the texture of flannel L19.
flannelgraph noun a sheet of flannel to which paper or cloth cut-outs will adhere, used esp. as a teaching aid M20.
flannelled adjective wrapped in flannel; wearing flannel trousers: L18.
flannelly adjective resembling flannel M19.