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flannel

/flan-l/US // ˈflæn l //UK // (ˈflænəl) //

绒布,法兰绒,绒毯,绒线

Related Words

thermal underwear保暖内衣,保温内衣,保暖内衣裤,隔热内衣thermals暖气片,温度,热气,暖气woolens羊毛衫,羊毛制品,羊毛毡,毛线

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
    • : a soft, warm, light fabric of cotton or cotton and another fiber, thickly napped on one side and used for sleepwear, undergarments, sheets, etc.
    • : flannels, an outer garment, especially trousers, made of flannel.woolen undergarments.
    • : British. a washcloth.Informal.nonsense; humbug; empty talk.Informal.flattery; insincere or overdone praise.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    flan·neled, flan·nel·ing or, flan·nelled, flan·nel·ling.

    • : to cover or clothe with flannel.
    • : to rub with flannel.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlong johns
Synonyms
thermal underwear保暖内衣,保温内衣,保暖内衣裤,隔热内衣thermals暖气片,温度,热气,暖气woolens羊毛衫,羊毛制品,羊毛毡,毛线

Examples

  • Avoid thick covers with flannel linings, as these can attract mice.

  • Casually dressed in jeans and a flannel shirt, she arranges a couple of chairs and a slide projector.

  • Cotton flannels also provide additional protection by absorbing moisture from breath, Vicenzi and colleagues report March 8 in ACS Applied Nano Materials.

  • He was wearing a blue plaid flannel shirt with more than one pen in the pocket, and he was both quick to smile and to qualify a point during our conversation.

  • Leather gloves can be lined in cashmere, flannel or fleece materials.

  • Have you met the lumbersexual: all beards, flannel shirts, and work boots?

  • Until then, men shall all wearily grow our facial hair, wear flannel, and confuse the hell out of each other out on the streets.

  • It will prove so helpful, according to one radio flannel-mouth, that it was likely an act of strategic planning.

  • We cared about your formerly firm stance against women who have Uncle Jessie mullets and wear flannel!

  • There's a bearded, flannel-shirted movement afoot to ditch the Internet and reclaim the pre-digital life.

  • Behold a dumpy, comfortable British paterfamilias in a light flannel suit and a faded sun hat.

  • His hat was pushed back from his forehead, the collar of his blue flannel shirt was open.

  • She was in a soiled dressing gown of purple flannel, with several of the buttons off.

  • A handkerchief, once red, with polka spots, contained a ragged flannel shirt and a stocking-heel tied with a piece of tape.

  • A piece of red flannel was wrapped around Mademoiselle's throat; a stiff neck compelled her to hold her head on one side.

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