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flannelet

flannelet is the alternative spelling of flannelette.

Meaning of flannelette

Noun

flannelette (countable and uncountable, plural flannelettes)

  1. A type of soft, woven fabric, made to imitate flannel by raising or brushing the fibers in the weft. Frequently used in sleepwear, pillows, and bedding.
    • I am a draper mad with love. I love you more than all the flannelette and calico, candlewick, dimity, crash and merino, tussore, cretonne, crepon, muslin, poplin, ticking and twill in the whole Cloth Hall of the world.1954, Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood […] , New York: New Directions, page 6
  2. Something made from this fabric.
    • Our flannelettes provide an extra layer between the underquilt and sheets.

Forms of flannelet

pluralflannelets

Questions about flannelet

What is flannelet the alternative spelling of?
Flannelet is the alternative spelling of flannelette.

Words near flannelet in the dictionary

  1. flannelboard
  2. flannelboards
  3. flannelbush
  4. flannelbushes
  5. flanneled
  6. flannelet
  7. flannelets
  8. flannelette
  9. flannelettes
  10. flannelflower
  11. flannelflowers

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