"flannelette" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flannelettes [plural]
Rhymes: -ɛt Etymology: From flannel + -ette. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|flannel|-ette<id:imitation>|text=+|tree=1}} From flannel + -ette. Head templates: {{en-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. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (A type of fabric imitating flannel): paranene angiangi (Māori)
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  2. Something made from this fabric. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flannelette-en-noun-dvEkhAzA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: flannie, flanno

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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