Fleece vs. Flannel

Fleecenoun

(uncountable) Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal

Fleecenoun

(uncountable) Insulating skin with the wool attached

Fleecenoun

(countable) A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen.

Fleecenoun

(countable) An insulating wooly jacket

Fleecenoun

(roofing) Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.

Fleecenoun

Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.

Fleecenoun

The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.

Fleeceverb

(transitive) To con or trick (someone) out of money.

Fleeceverb

(transitive) To shear the fleece from (a sheep or other animal).

Fleeceverb

(transitive) To cover with, or as if with, wool.

Fleecenoun

The entire coat of wool that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time.

Fleecenoun

Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece.

Fleecenoun

The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine.

Fleeceverb

To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool.

Fleeceverb

To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions.

Fleeceverb

To spread over as with wool.

Fleecenoun

the wool of a sheep or similar animal

Fleecenoun

tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing

Fleecenoun

a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing

Fleecenoun

outer coat of especially sheep and yaks

Fleeceverb

rip off; ask an unreasonable price

Fleeceverb

shear the wool from;

Fleecenoun

the woolly covering of a sheep or goat

Fleecenoun

the wool shorn from a sheep in a single piece at one time

Fleecenoun

a representation of a fleece suspended from a ring.

Fleecenoun

a soft warm fabric with a texture similar to sheep's wool, used as a lining material

Fleecenoun

a jacket or other garment made from a fleece fabric.

Fleeceverb

obtain a great deal of money from (someone), typically by overcharging or swindling them

Fleeceverb

cover as if with a fleece

Flannelnoun

(uncountable) A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

Flannelnoun

A washcloth.

Flannelnoun

A flannel shirt.

Flannelnoun

(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]

Flanneladjective

made of flannel

Flannelverb

(transitive) To rub with a flannel.

Flannelverb

(transitive) To wrap in flannel.

Flannelverb

(transitive) To flatter; to suck up to.

Flannelnoun

A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture.

Flannelnoun

a cotton fabric with a thick nap on one side, resembling flannel{1}; it is used, e. g. for underwear or sheets; also called flanellette.

Flannelnoun

garments made of flannel, especially underwear.

Flannelnoun

a washcloth.

Flannelnoun

humbug; nonsensical or evasive talk.

Flannelnoun

insincere flattery or praise.

Flannelnoun

a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing

Flannelnoun

bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body

Flannelnoun

(usually in the plural) trousers

Flannelnoun

a kind of soft woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised

Flannelnoun

men's trousers made of flannel

Flannelnoun

short for flannelette

Flannelnoun

a small piece of towelling used for washing oneself.

Flannelnoun

bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly

Flannelverb

use bland fluent talk to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly.

Flannel

Flannel is a soft woven fabric, of various fineness. Flannel was originally made from carded wool or worsted yarn, but is now often made from either wool, cotton, or synthetic fiber.