flannel
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1.9
- noun
- /ˈflænəl/
- UK
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- Hana is using a flannel to wash Jan's back.
- a piece of flannel
- a hot flannel
I just removed that with a wet flannel and then move on to toning my face.
- I just removed that with a wet flannel and then move on to toning my face.
- I picked up three dark grey luxury face clothes because I use flannels every day to take off my makeup and cleanse my face.
- Just take some water and a flannel if you wish and everything will just slide off.
- So when the cleanse is all rubbed in, you just take a little face cloth, like a soft flannel, soak it in hot water and take everything off, which is what I'm going to do now.
- A towel, but this company claims that it is the towels in the face flannels.
Examples
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Bertram cleans his shoes with a flannel scrap he has pulled out from his briefcase.
Fiction book (1998) -
A flannel for my face
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Just take some water and a flannel if you wish and everything will just slide off.
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I just removed that with a wet flannel and then move on to toning my face.
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So again, I'm just going to dip my flannel in my bowl and just gently cleanse that off.
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I picked up three dark grey luxury face clothes because I use flannels every day to take off my makeup and cleanse my face.
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So when the cleanse is all rubbed in, you just take a little face cloth, like a soft flannel, soak it in hot water and take everything off, which is what I'm going to do now.
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I always use a soft flannel to wash my face in the morning.
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She kept a clean flannel by the sink for her nightly skincare routine.
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After her bath, she gently dried her skin with a warm flannel.
Synonyms
22
1.0
A small square cloth to wash your face and body
5
2.1
A thick cotton fabric with many small loops that soaks up water
1
1.0
A small soft towel you use to wash your face or body
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2.7
A small cloth used to wash the face or body
A small soft cloth for washing your face
Compounds
- Archaic
A heavy cotton cloth brushed on one side to make it soft for sheets and pajamas
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Etymology
Flannel comes from the Welsh word gwlanen, which means 'woollen cloth' and comes from gwlan 'wool'. Because it was a soft wool cloth, a flannel became the small soft cloth people use to wash their face or body.