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Webster 1913 Edition

Flannel

Flan′nel

(flăn′nĕl)

,

Noun.

[F.

flanelle

, cf. OF.

flaine

a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W.

gwlanen

flannel, fr.

gwlan

wool; prob. akin to E.

wool

. Cf.

.]

1.

A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture.

Shak.

Adam’s flannel

.

(Bot.)

See under

.

–

Canton flannel

,

Cotton flannel

.

See

Cotton flannel

, under

.

Webster 1828 Edition

Flannel

FLAN'NEL

,

Noun.

[L. lana.]

A soft nappy woolen cloth of loose texture.