flannelnoun
uk/ˈflæn.əl/us/ˈflæn.əl/flannel noun (PIECE OF CLOTH)
UK [ C ] a facecloth
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Personal care - general words
- appearance
- baby wipe
- bath
- bathe
- bed bath
- body shaming
- body-shame
- dolled up
- facecloth
- moisturizer
- retrosexual
- scrub up
- shave
- shower
- soap
- spruce
- varnish
- wash
- wash up
- well groomed
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flannel noun (TYPE OF CLOTH)
[ U ] a light cloth usually made from wool, used especially for making clothes:
trousers made of flannel:
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Textiles made from natural fibres
- burlap
- calico
- camel
- canvas
- cashmere
- fishnet
- flannelette
- flax
- fustian
- georgette
- moleskin
- muslin
- netting
- oilskin
- pinstripe
- sealskin
- tweed
- twill
- velvet
- worsted
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flannel noun (UNNECESSARY WORDS)
[ U ] UK informal speech containing a lot of words that is used to avoid telling the truth or answering a question, and is often intended to deceive:
flannelverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈflæn.əl/us/ˈflæn.əl/-ll- UK informalto use a lot of words to avoid telling the truth or answering a question, often in order to deceive
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Cheating & tricking
- a numbers game idiom
- bad faith
- bamboozle
- bilk
- blackmail
- fleece
- gag
- honeyfuggle
- hoodwink
- impersonate
- jape
- jiggery-pokery
- poison
- ruse
- scam
- scammer
- screw
- sell sb a bill of goods idiom
- shaft
- wool
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