flannel

flan·nel

F0166000 (flăn′əl)n.1. A soft woven cloth of wool or a blend of wool and cotton or synthetics.2. flannelsa. Outer clothing, especially pants, made of this cloth.b. Underclothing made of this cloth.3. Flannelette.

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[Middle English, a kind of woolen cloth or garment, perhaps variant of flanyn, sackcloth, probably from Old French flaine, a kind of coarse wool.]

flannel

(ˈflænəl) n1. (Textiles) a soft light woollen fabric with a slight nap, used for clothing2. (Clothing & Fashion) (plural) trousers or other garments made of flannel3. (Textiles) See cotton flannel4. Brit a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and hands; face cloth. US and Canadian equivalent: washcloth 5. informal Brit indirect or evasive talk; deceiving flatteryvb (tr) , -nels, -nelling or -nelled, -nels, -neling or -neled6. to cover or wrap with flannel7. to rub, clean, or polish with flannel8. informal Brit to talk evasively to; flatter in order to mislead[C14: probably variant of flanen sackcloth, from Welsh gwlanen woollen fabric, from gwlân wool] ˈflannelly adj

flan•nel

(ˈflæn l)

n. 1. a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc. 2. a soft, warm, light fabric of cotton, thickly napped on one side. 3. flannels, a. an outer garment, esp. trousers, made of flannel. b. woolen undergarments. [1300–50; Middle English flaunneol] flan′nel•ly, adj.

flannel

Past participle: flannelled
Gerund: flannelling

Imperative
flannel
flannel

Present
I flannel
you flannel
he/she/it flannels
we flannel
you flannel
they flannel

Preterite
I flannelled
you flannelled
he/she/it flannelled
we flannelled
you flannelled
they flannelled

Present Continuous
I am flannelling
you are flannelling
he/she/it is flannelling
we are flannelling
you are flannelling
they are flannelling

Present Perfect
I have flannelled
you have flannelled
he/she/it has flannelled
we have flannelled
you have flannelled
they have flannelled

Past Continuous
I was flannelling
you were flannelling
he/she/it was flannelling
we were flannelling
you were flannelling
they were flannelling

Past Perfect
I had flannelled
you had flannelled
he/she/it had flannelled
we had flannelled
you had flannelled
they had flannelled

Future
I will flannel
you will flannel
he/she/it will flannel
we will flannel
you will flannel
they will flannel

Future Perfect
I will have flannelled
you will have flannelled
he/she/it will have flannelled
we will have flannelled
you will have flannelled
they will have flannelled

Future Continuous
I will be flannelling
you will be flannelling
he/she/it will be flannelling
we will be flannelling
you will be flannelling
they will be flannelling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been flannelling
you have been flannelling
he/she/it has been flannelling
we have been flannelling
you have been flannelling
they have been flannelling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been flannelling
you will have been flannelling
he/she/it will have been flannelling
we will have been flannelling
you will have been flannelling
they will have been flannelling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been flannelling
you had been flannelling
he/she/it had been flannelling
we had been flannelling
you had been flannelling
they had been flannelling

Conditional
I would flannel
you would flannel
he/she/it would flannel
we would flannel
you would flannel
they would flannel

Past Conditional
I would have flannelled
you would have flannelled
he/she/it would have flannelled
we would have flannelled
you would have flannelled
they would have flannelled

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	flannel - a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothingcloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
	2.	flannel - bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and bodyface cloth, washcloth, washragbath linen - linens for use in the bathroom
	3.	flannel - (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white clothgabardine, tweed, whitetrouser, pant - (usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers"plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

flannel

noun1. cloth, facecloth pass a damp flannel over your forehead2. (Informal) waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), flattery, blarney, sweet talk (U.S. informal), baloney (informal), equivocation, hedging, prevarication, weasel words (informal, chiefly U.S.), soft soap (informal) Her gave me a lot of flannel.verb1. (Informal) prevaricate, hedge, flatter, waffle (informal, chiefly Brit.), blarney, sweet-talk (informal), soft-soap (informal), equivocate, butter up, pull the wool over (someone's) eyes He flannelled and prevaricated.

Translations

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flannel

(ˈflӕnl) noun loosely woven woollen cloth usually soft and slightly furry. blankets made of flannel; (also adjective) a flannel petticoat. 法蘭絨 法兰绒

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