"flannelled" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From flannel + -ed. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|flannel|ed}} flannel + -ed Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flannelled (not comparable)
  1. Wearing clothes made of flannel; especially wearing cricket whites. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: flannelled fool
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