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