Cloth vs Flannel - What's the difference?
cloth | flannel |
(uncountable) A woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use.
* {{quote-book, year=1905, author=
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, chapter=2 A piece of cloth used for a particular purpose.
A form of attire that represents a particular profession.
(in idioms) Priesthood, clergy.
(uncountable) A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.
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(New Zealand, British) A washcloth.
(slang) Soothing plausible untruth and half truth, claptrap - ''"Don't talk flannel" [http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/56/messages/708.html][http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-synonyms/claptrap][http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19971103]
made of
As nouns the difference between cloth and flannel
is that cloth is (uncountable) a woven fabric such as used in dressing, decorating, cleaning or other practical use while flannel is (uncountable) a soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.As a adjective flannel is
made of.As a verb flannel is
to rub with a flannel.cloth
English
Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete) * (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)Noun
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Synonyms
* (woven fabric) material, stuff * See alsoDerived terms
(terms derived from "cloth") * cheesecloth * cut from the same cloth * dishcloth * facecloth * horsecloth * loincloth * man of the cloth * sackcloth * tablecloth * take the cloth * washcloth * whole cloth, from whole cloth, out of whole cloth * wire clothflannel
English
(wikipedia flannel)Alternative forms
* (l) (dialectal) * (l), (l), (l) (Scotland)Noun
- With the weather turning colder, it was time to dig out our flannel sheets and nightclothes.
- First singer and guitarist Marcus Mumford, wearing a black suit, then bassist Ted Dwane, in leather bomber and T-shirt. Next bearded banjo player Winston Marshall, his blue flannel shirt hanging loose, and pianist Ben Lovett, wrapped in a woollen coat.