Definitions for flannel

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flannel flan·nel

Spelling: [flan-l]

IPA: /ˈflæn l/

Flannel is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 79 anagrams from letters in flannel (aefllnn).

Definitions for flannel

noun

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 or cotton and another fiber, thickly napped on one side and used for sleepwear, undergarments, sheets, etc.
3. flannels. an outer garment, especially trousers, made of flannel. woolen undergarments.
4. British. a washcloth. Informal. nonsense; humbug; empty talk. Informal. flattery; insincere or overdone praise.

verb (used with object)

1. to cover or clothe with flannel.
2. to rub with flannel.

Origin of flannel

1300-50; Middle English flaunneol, perhaps dissimilated variant of flanyn sackcloth Welsh; compare Welsh gwlanen woolen article, equivalent to gwlân wool (akin to Lat

Examples for flannel

Wearing dashikis, yukatas, and flannel robes—any kind of billowing uni-garment will do the trick.

He was unshaven, with a full mustache and wearing a flannel shirt over a hooded sweatshirt.

Although there was that grungy-vibe (flannel shirts and biker boots), it was girly, young even.

In a word, I had nothing on me but my drawers and a flannel shirt.

Gather them while the shells are very soft, and rub them all with a flannel.

He wore, indeed, a shabby greenish-gray suit, and a flannel shirt.

Have you met the lumbersexual: all beards, flannel shirts, and work boots?

Let it steep fourteen days, and then strain it through a flannel bag.

In hot weather I place a piece of ice in flannel on the top of the pail.

Mehlman, a man seemingly born in a well-pressed suit, basked in the victory, relaxed in a flannel shirt.