| 单词 | welsh flannel |
| 释义 | > as lemmasWelsh flannel Welsh flannel n. flannel made from Welsh wool.In quot. a1616: (derogatory) a Welshman. ΘΚΠ the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile fabric or an article of textile fabric > textile fabric > textile fabric made from specific material > made from wool > [noun] > with open or loose texture > flannel > types of > made from Welsh wool Welsh plain1584 Welsh flannel1771 a1616 W. Shakespeare Merry Wives of Windsor (1623) v. v. 161 I am not able to answer the Welch Flannell . View more context for this quotation 1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 21 Glatton, Welsh-flannel. 1771 T. Smollett Humphry Clinker I. 126 These sums she has more than doubled, by..dealing in cheese and Welsh flannel, the produce of his flocks and dairy. 1860 R. Hunt Ure's Dict. Arts (ed. 5) II. 226 Flannel, Wales is the country in which flannel was originally made, and the Welsh flannel is still held in much estimation. 2003 Western Daily Press (Bristol) (Nexis) 25 Feb. 20 An anonymous donation of £10,000 paid for the robes to be made out of the finest material. They are embroidered with gold wirework and lined with Welsh flannel. < as lemmas |
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