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Definitions for Flannel

[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.
[5] to cover or clothe with flannel.
[6] to rub with flannel.
[7] a soft light woollen fabric with a slight nap, used for clothing
[8] (plural) trousers or other garments made of flannel
[9] See cotton flannel
[10] British a small piece of cloth used to wash the face and hands; face cloth US and Canadian equivalent: washcloth
[11] British informal indirect or evasive talk; deceiving flattery
[12] to cover or wrap with flannel
[13] to rub, clean, or polish with flannel
[14] British informal to talk evasively to; flatter in order to mislead

Words related to Flannel

thermals, woolens

Words nearby Flannel

flank, flank position, flank speed, flanken, flanker, flannel, flannel cake, flannel flower, flannel-leaf, flannelboard, flannelet

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 Latin lāna ) + -en suffix denoting a single item (as a piece of a mass noun or singular of a collective plural)

Word origin for Flannel

C14: probably variant of flanen sackcloth, from Welsh gwlanen woollen fabric, from gwlân wool

Synonyms for Flannel

thermal underwear, thermals, woolens