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flannel

flannel

36 3.6
A soft light cloth made from wool or cotton used for clothes and sheets
  • noun
  • /ˈflænəl/
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  • She loves to wear her soft flannel pajamas on cold nights.
  • a flannel shirt
  • jeans and a flannel

This is the flannel shirt that I designed with the Nordstrom team.

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Examples

Synonyms

gingham
vsflannel
5 5.8

A light cotton cloth with a checked pattern used for clothes or home items

is a soft unpatterned fabric for clothing and bed linens rather than checked cloth
cotton flannel
vsflannel
1 2.9

A warm cotton cloth with a soft side used for clothes and sheets

is a softer light woolen or cotton fabric rather than this heavier cotton type
flannelette
vsflannel
  • UK
7.0

A soft cotton cloth used for pajamas and sheets that keeps you warm

is the original soft light woolen or cotton fabric rather than a replica
Canton flannel
vsflannel
  • Archaic
8.3

A heavy cotton cloth brushed on one side to make it soft for sheets and pajamas

is a soft light woolen or cotton fabric rather than a heavy brushed cotton

Compounds

A warm cotton cloth with a soft side used for clothes and sheets

Canton flannel
  • Archaic
8.3

A heavy cotton cloth brushed on one side to make it soft for sheets and pajamas

flannel-cake
  • Archaic
7.7

A thin flat cake cooked on a hot pan like a pancake

9.9

An evergreen shrub with soft hairy leaves and bright yellow flowers

5.5

A thin pancake fried on both sides and often served for breakfast

A plant with large soft woolly leaves and tall spikes of yellow flowers

flannel mullein
  • Specialized
9.9

A tall plant with soft, hairy leaves and yellow flowers

How Soft

velvet
149 2.5
fleece
22 3.2
flannel
36 3.6
cotton
115 1.0
canvas
63 3.0

Surface Forms

flannel singular
flannels plural

Etymology

Flannel comes from the Welsh gwlanen 'woollen cloth', from gwlan 'wool', so it names a soft, warm fabric used for shirts, sheets, and other clothes.