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Definition of flannel noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

flannel

noun
 
/ˈflænl/
 
/ˈflænl/
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  1. [uncountable] a type of soft light cloth, containing cotton or wool, used for making clothes
    • a flannel shirt
    • a grey flannel suit
    Topics Clothes and Fashionc2
  2. (also facecloth)
     (both British English)
    (North American English washcloth)
    [countable] a small piece of cloth used for washing yourself
    • a face flannel
    • Use a damp flannel to clean the skin.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • damp
    • wet
    • cold
    • …
    verb + flannel
    • use
    preposition
    • with a flannel
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  3. flannels
     [plural] trousers made of flannel
    • cricket flannels
  4. [uncountable] (British English, informal) words that do not have much meaning and that avoid telling somebody what they want to know
    • OK, cut the flannel and tell me what you really want!
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Welsh gwlanen ‘woollen article’, from gwlân ‘wool’.
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