Plaid vs. Flannel

Plaidnoun

(textiles) A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.

Plaidnoun

A length of such material used as a piece of clothing, formerly worn in the Scottish Highlands and other parts of northern Britain and remaining as an item of ceremonial dress worn by members of Scottish pipe bands.

Plaidnoun

The typical chequered pattern of a plaid; tartan.

Plaidadjective

Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scottish tartan; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another.

Plaidverb

(archaic) play

Plaidnoun

A rectangular garment or piece of cloth, usually made of the checkered material called tartan, but sometimes of plain gray, or gray with black stripes. It is worn by both sexes in Scotland.

Plaidnoun

Goods of any quality or material of the pattern of a plaid or tartan; a checkered cloth or pattern.

Plaidadjective

Having a pattern or colors which resemble a Scotch plaid; checkered or marked with bars or stripes at right angles to one another; as, plaid muslin.

Plaidnoun

a cloth having a crisscross design

Plaidnoun

short for Plaid Cymru

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.