flannel
noun /ˈflænl/
/ˈflænl/
- [uncountable] a type of soft light cloth, containing cotton or wool, used for making clothes
- a flannel shirt
- a grey flannel suit
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(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
- …
- use
- with a flannel
- flannels[plural] trousers made of flannel
- cricket flannels
- [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!
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Welsh gwlanen ‘woollen article’, from gwlân ‘wool’.