flannel : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: flannel	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for flannel
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
flannel n a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body Synonym(s): washcloth, washrag, flannel, face cloth (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth Synonym(s): flannel, gabardine, tweed, white
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Flannel \Flan"nel\ (fl[acr]n"n[ecr]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}.