"flannelgraph" meaning in English

See flannelgraph in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: flannelgraphs [plural]
Etymology: flannel + -graph Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flannel|graph}} flannel + -graph Head templates: {{en-noun}} flannelgraph (plural flannelgraphs)
  1. A board covered with flannel fabric used as a backdrop when telling stories to children, the characters in the story being placed and moved on the backdrop. Wikipedia link: flannelgraph Synonyms: flannelboard
    Sense id: en-flannelgraph-en-noun-jyEKcv0~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -graph

Inflected forms

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