Flannel

noun

/ˈflænəl/

Word Frequency: 1.1

Definitions

1.nounA 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.nounA washcloth.

3.nounA flannel shirt.

4.nounSoothing, plausible untruth or half-truth; claptrap.

"Don't talk flannel!"

5.verbTo rub with a flannel.

6.verbTo wrap in flannel.

7.verbTo flatter; to suck up to.

8.adjectiveMade of flannel.

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