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How to pronounce flannel in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms face cloth, washcloth, washrag
Type of bath linen
Type Words
Synonyms gabardine, tweed, white
Type of trousers, pair of trousers, pant
Type Words
Type of material, textile, cloth, fabric

Examples of flannel

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Top men's choices include faux leather jackets, fluffy robes and flannel shirts.
From the dailynews.com
I notice how bony his shoulders look despite the double layer of flannel shirts.
From the theatlantic.com
Compared to Jim Morrison, he still looked like the man in the gray flannel suit.
From the time.com
You can always add a flannel sheet or fleece lining inside to give extra warmth.
From the washingtonpost.com
Unwrapped sticks with heads of wood, felt, flannel, and leather are also common.
From the en.wikipedia.org
But men on campus used to wear sports jackets, flannel trousers and black shoes.
From the guardian.co.uk
The yard of flannel used to be a favorite among coachmen during colonial times.
From the news-journalonline.com
One wag said it looked like it took a bolt of gray flannel to fashion the topper.
From the denverpost.com
He finds flannel shirts and sweatpants worn to the point of transparency there.
From the nytimes.com
More examples
  • A soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
  • Washcloth: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body
  • (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth
  • Flannel is a soft woven fabric, of various fineness. It usually doesn't have a nap, and instead gains its softness through the loosely spun yarn in its woven form. It is commonly used to make clothing, bed sheets, and sleepwear.
  • Flannel were a 1990s band based in Brighton, England. Their style has been described as "anarcho-narco", meaning that they were influenced by anarchist politics and narcotic-using lifestyles. ...
  • (Flannels) Cricket whites, also known as flannels, is the term used for the kit or uniform worn by most cricketers, and usually consists of trousers, shirt, jumper and a jockstrap.
  • A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers; A washcloth; Soothing plausible untruth and half truth, claptrap - "Don't talk flannel" [1][2][3]; to rub with a flannel; to flatter; suck up to; made of flannel
  • (Flannels) School colours for sport
  • (Flannels) The cream coloured clothing worn by a cricketer.