- [uncountable]
a type of soft light cloth, containing cotton or wool, used for making clothes 法兰绒 a flannel shirt 法兰绒衬衣 a grey flannel suit 一套灰法兰绒西服
- (also facecloth)(both British English)(North American English washcloth)[countable]
a small piece of cloth used for washing yourself （擦洗身体用的）毛巾 
a face flannel 洗脸毛巾 Use a damp flannel to clean the skin. 用湿毛巾清洁皮肤。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- damp
- wet
- cold
- …
- use
- with a flannel
- flannels[plural]
trousers made of flannel 法兰绒裤 cricket flannels 蟋蟀法兰绒裤
- [uncountable] (British English, informal)
words that do not have much meaning and that avoid telling somebody what they want to know 兜圈子的话语；应付性言语 OK, cut the flannel and tell me what you really want! 好了，把法兰绒剪了，告诉我你到底想要什么！
Word OriginMiddle English: probably from Welsh gwlanen ‘woollen article’, from gwlân ‘wool’.