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n. - A soft light woolen fabric; (usually in the plural) trousers made of soft woolen fabric or gabardine or tweed or white cloth; Bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body.

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  • The whole business – followed by highwaymen in flannel shirts and revolvers.
  • You think Han Solo would look better in flannel cause he looks a little sissy in that vest.
  • The philosophers dressed themselves in flannel shirts, and built themselves a rough shelter in the Adirondacks.
  • Across the street, a mysterious arm clad in flannel pulls the curtain aside to watch the girls go into the house.
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