flannel
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Definition of flannel
1a : a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface
b : a napped cotton fabric of soft yarns simulating the texture of wool flannel
c : a stout cotton fabric usually napped on one side
2 flannels plural
a : flannel underwear
b : outer garments of flannel especially : men's trousers
3 British : washcloth
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Slats of ribs showed on his sides, like flannel over bone. — Krista Stevens, Longreads, "Meet Spitty, the Whippet Who Holds Five World Records," 22 June 2018 Slats of ribs showed on his sides, like flannel over bone. — Krista Stevens, Longreads, "Meet Spitty, the Whippet Who Holds Five World Records," 22 June 2018 Slats of ribs showed on his sides, like flannel over bone. — Christopher Solomon, Outside Online, "This Whippet Is One of the World's Great Athletes," 18 June 2018 For the past year or so, television has been engaged in a quiet bid to resurrect the decade of flannel, as executives address ratings woes by packaging Clinton-era characters for nostalgia-thirsty audiences. — Steven Zeitchik, chicagotribune.com, "Many TV executives are trying to follow 'Roseanne' down the path of 1990s revivals, but they'll face a lot of pitfalls," 13 Apr. 2018 In winter: oversize, flannel, and red; in summer: short, thin, and cool. Maybe silk, maybe something silk-like but not silk, maybe something that’s not even like silk at all. — Kelly Conaboy, The Cut, "You May Never Have Things Under Control, But You Can Have a Pajama Set," 22 May 2018 No bedraggled flannel looks pulled together sloppily so as not to overshadow one’s act for Pete. — Kenzie Bryant, Vanities, "Pete Davidson and the Rise of the Scumbro," 29 June 2018 Teams play each other for five days in white flannels. — Tunku Varadarajan, WSJ, "War Brought Cricket to Afghanistan," 13 June 2018 Built from the same cut as Pata's iconic Fjord flannel, this shacket takes it up a notch, thanks to a thin layer of polyester on the inside. — The Editors, Outside Online, "Father's Day Gifts That Will Last the Rest of His Life," 1 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'flannel.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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flannel
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English Language Learners Definition of flannel
: a soft cloth made of wool or cotton
flannels : pants made of flannel
: foolish or meaningless words
See the full definition for flannel in the English Language Learners Dictionary
flannel
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Kids Definition of flannel
: a soft cloth made of wool or cotton
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