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to flannel

to flannel

8.4
To wrap someone or something in soft cloth to keep warm
  • verb
  • /ˈflænəl/
translation icon : arropar
  • After his bath, he was flannelled and tucked into bed to keep warm.

Examples

  • The nurse flannelled the infant before placing him in the cot for the night.

  • During the cold winter, she flannelled her feet to avoid getting chilled.

  • Don't flannel the puppy before it gets cold!

  • She flannels the baby to keep him warm.

  • The nurse flannelled the infant in a warm blanket to keep him comfortable during the night.

  • After his bath, she flannelled him with a soft cloth to ensure he stayed warm and dry.

  • To protect his sore throat, she flannelled him in a warm scarf before going outside.

Synonyms

to sheet
vsto flannel
2 7.2

To cover something with a cloth or paper

wraps to give warmth and protection rather than only covering
to jacket
vsto flannel
1 6.8

To cover something with a protective layer

wraps specifically using a soft warming material for heat

Antonyms

to expose
146 2.8

Make something visible by removing a cover or letting light reach it

to uncover
37 2.7

Remove a cover to show what is under it

Compounds

cotton flannel
1 2.9

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

flannel bush
  • US
9.9

An evergreen shrub with soft hairy leaves and bright yellow flowers

flannel cake
  • US
5.5

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

flannel leaf
9.5

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 Warm

to swaddle
12 3.8
to cocoon
2 4.6
to flannel
8.4
to wrap
729 1.0
to cover
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

flannel infinitive
flanneled past
flanneled past participle
flanneling present participle
flannels third person singular

Etymology

Flannel meaning 'to wrap or cover in flannel' comes from the soft cloth flannel, itself from Welsh gwlanen 'woollen cloth' and gwlan 'wool'. So to flannel someone is to cover them with a warm cloth to protect or warm them.