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Noun: flannel  fla-n(u)l
  1. A soft light woollen fabric; used for clothing
     
  2. [Brit] Bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
    - washcloth [N. Amer], washrag, face cloth [Brit, Cdn]
     
  3. (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel, gabardine, tweed or white cloth
    - gabardine, tweed, white
     
  4. [Brit] Evasive talk
Verb: flannel (flannelled,flannelling)  fla-n(u)l
Usage: Brit
  1. Talk quickly in an evasive or insincere way

Derived forms: flannels, flannelling, flannelled

Type of: bath linen, cloth, dack [Austral, NZ], dak [Austral, NZ], fabric, material, pant [N. Amer], textile, trouser

Encyclopedia: Flannel Flannel, Smiler

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