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) 3.0 (2006) [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}, {flannel}, {face
cloth}]
3: (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine
or tweed or white cloth [syn: {flannel}, {gabardine},
{tweed}, {white}]
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Flannel /flanəl/
flannel
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