Meaning
A soft cloth material originally woven from wool, today often combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
From Middle English flaunneol, from Anglo-Norman flanelle (compare Norman flianné), diminutive of Old French flaine, floene (“coarse wool”), from Gaulish, from Proto-Celtic *wlānos, *wlanā (“wool”) (compare Welsh gwlân, Breton gloan), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂wĺ̥h₁neh₂. More at wool.
Synonyms & Antonyms
NYT Puzzle Appearances
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