Examples of flannelette in a Sentence
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But insulation value declines greatly when fabrics are damp; for wet cotton flannelette, the heat loss is greater than when the [skin] has no cover at all.
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Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2020
Over a five-year period, 1,816 children caught fire and died in flannelette in England alone.
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Serah-Marie McMahon,
Teen Vogue,
12 Apr. 2019
Two pairs of flannelette pajamas, one red and one yellow, are tangled in a heap with the sheets.
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Sophie Calle,
Harper's Magazine,
16 Feb. 2011
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Scientific American,
23 Apr. 2020
Over a five-year period, 1,816 children caught fire and died in flannelette in England alone.
—
Serah-Marie McMahon,
Teen Vogue,
12 Apr. 2019
Two pairs of flannelette pajamas, one red and one yellow, are tangled in a heap with the sheets.
—
Sophie Calle,
Harper's Magazine,
16 Feb. 2011
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“Flannelette.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flannelette. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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flannelette
noun
flan·nel·ette
ˌflan-ᵊl-ˈet 
: a cotton flannel
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