Flannel

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Flannel \Flan"nel\ (fl[a^]n"n[e^]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}.]
     1. A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  


     2. a cotton fabric with a thick nap on one side, resembling
        flannel[1]; it is used, e. g. for underwear or sheets;
        also called {flanellette}.
        [PJC]
  
     3. pl. garments made of flannel, especially underwear.
        [PJC]
  
     4. a washcloth. [Brit.]
        [PJC]
  
     5. humbug; nonsensical or evasive talk. [Brit. informal]
        [PJC]
  
     6. insincere flattery or praise. [Brit. informal]
        [PJC]
  
     {Adam's flannel}. (Bot.) See under {Adam}.
  
     {Canton flannel}, {Cotton flannel}. See {Cotton flannel},
        under {Cotton}.
        [1913 Webster] flannelbush

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  flannel
       n 1: a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
       2: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the
          face and body [syn: {washcloth}, {washrag}, {face cloth}]
       3: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: {gabardine}, {tweed},
           {white}]
       [also: {flannelling}, {flannelled}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "flannel":
     ballocks, blarney, bull, bullshit, bushwa, cock, crap, eyewash,
     flatter, flattery, hedge, hogwash, humbug, mislead, nonsense,
     prevarication, rubbish, shit, soft soap, soft-soap, sweet talk,
     sweet-talk, waffle, weasel words