FLANNEL - 10 definitions found
flannel n 1: a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing 2: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body [syn: washcloth, washrag, flannel, face cloth}] 3: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth [syn: flannel, gabardine, tweed, white] flannel 1503, from Welsh gwlanen "woolen cloth," from gwlan "wool." Not a universally accepted etymology; some suggest an Anglo-Fr. dim. of O.Fr. flaine "a kind of coarse wool." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th Edition (2003) flannel noun Etymology: Middle English flaunneol woolen cloth or garment Date: 1503 1. a. 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. plural a. flannel underwear b. outer garments of flannel; especially men's trousers 3. British washcloth 4. British flattering or evasive talk; also nonsense, rubbish • flannel adjective • flannelly adjective Oxford English Reference Dictionary
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner\'s English Dictionary flannel (flannels) 1. Flannel is a soft cloth, usually made of cotton or wool, that is used for making clothes. He wore a faded red flannel shirt. N-UNCOUNT: oft N n 2. A flannel is a small cloth that you use for washing yourself. (BRIT; in AM, use washcloth) N-COUNT English Explanatory Dictionary flannel ˈflænl n. & v. --n. 1 a a kind of woven woollen fabric, usu. without a nap. b (in pl.) flannel garments, esp. trousers. 2 Brit. a small usu. towelling cloth, used for washing oneself. 3 Brit. sl. nonsense; flattery. --v. (flannelled, flannelling; US flanneled, flanneling) 1 Brit. sl. a tr. flatter. b intr. use flattery. 2 tr. wash or clean with a flannel. øflannel-mouth US sl. a flatterer; a braggart. øøflannelly adj. [perh. f. Welsh gwlanen f. gwlan wool] Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) Flannel \Flan"nel\ (fl[a^]n"n[e^]l), n. [F. flanelle, cf. OF. flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. gwlanen flannel, fr. gwlan wool; prob. akin to E. wool. Cf. Wool.] A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. --Shak. Adam's flannel. (Bot.) See under Adam. Canton flannel, Cotton flannel. See Cotton flannel, under Cotton. English Explanatory Dictionary (Synonyms) flannel ˈflænl n. 1 flattery, humbug, nonsense, blarney, rubbish, prevarication, Colloq eyewash, hogwash, boloney, soft soap, weasel words, sweet talk, bull, crap, Brit waffle, cock, US bushwa; Taboo slang bullshit, horseshit, (load of) shit, Brit codswallop, bollocks or ballocks: Don't believe a thing Fordyce says - it's all flannel. --v. 2 flatter, hedge, mislead, pull the wool over (someone's) eyes, Colloq soft-soap, sweet-talk, Taboo slang bullshit, horseshit, shit: They aren't sincere - they're just flannelling you. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 24 Moby Thesaurus words for "flannel": ballocks, blarney, bull, bullshit, bushwa, cock, crap, eyewash, flatter, flattery, hedge, hogwash, humbug, mislead, nonsense, prevarication, rubbish, shit, soft soap, soft-soap, sweet talk, sweet-talk, waffle, weasel words |
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