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Canton flannel

Canton flannel noun: a type of soft cotton fabric.

Noun

Canton flannel (countable and uncountable, plural Canton flannels)

  1. A type of soft cotton fabric.
    • The canton flannel gulls flew near and far.1897, Stephen Crane, The Open Boat, Gateway to the Great Books #3 1963, p. 8
    • Then I cleaned it thoroughly, oiled, wrapped it in a piece of canton flannel and locked it up.1939, Raymond Chandler, The Big Sleep, Penguin, published 2011, page 127

Forms of Canton flannel

pluralCanton flannels
alternative formcanton flannel

Origin of Canton flannel

After Canton, China.

Questions about Canton flannel

What does Canton flannel mean?
Canton flannel means a type of soft cotton fabric.
What part of speech is Canton flannel?
Canton flannel is a noun.
What is the plural of Canton flannel?
The plural of Canton flannel is Canton flannels.

Words near Canton flannel in the dictionary

  1. canton
  2. Canton Beach
  3. Canton Center
  4. Canton crape
  5. Canton crapes
  6. Canton flannel
  7. Canton flannels
  8. Canton Jargon
  9. Canton lemon
  10. Canton matting
  11. canton of Zurich

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