flannelette

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flan·nel·ette

(flăn′ə-lĕt′)

A soft cotton fabric with a nap.

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flannelette

(ˌflænəˈlɛt) or

flannelet

(Textiles) a cotton imitation of flannel

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Noun

flannelette - a cotton fabric imitating flannel

cloth, fabric, textile, material - artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"

winceyette - cotton flannelette with a nap on both sides

Translations

flanella di cotone

flannelette

[ˌflænəˈlet] N → franela f de algodón

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flannelette

n (Brit) → Baumwollflanell m; flannelette sheet → Biberbetttuch nt

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flannelette

[ˌflænəˈlɛt] n → flanella di cotone

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Dave explained: "The Bonny Babies contest was always popular in the Leader but I discovered some years ago that there was one Bonny Baby winner who went from flannelette to fame.