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Word: Flannel
Speech Type: Noun
Middle English: probably from Welsh gwlanen ‘woollen article’, from gwlân ‘wool’
ˈflanl
a kind of soft woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised
Short Definition:soft cotton or woollen fabric
Examples:- a check flannel shirt
a small piece of towelling used for washing oneself.
Short Definition:piece of towelling for washing oneself
bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly
Short Definition:bland, fluent, and evasive talk
Examples:- a simple admittance of ignorance was much to be preferred to any amount of flannel
Word: Flannel
Speech Type: Verb
ˈflanl
use bland fluent talk to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly
Short Definition:talk evasively
Examples:- he apologised for the situation and then flannelled on about ramping up production
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