Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun flannel

3 senses of flannel

Sense 1
flannel -- (a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing)
       => fabric, cloth, material, textile -- (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")

Sense 2
washcloth, washrag, flannel, face cloth -- (bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body)
       => bath linen -- (linens for use in the bathroom)

Sense 3
flannel, gabardine, tweed, white -- ((usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth)
       => trouser, pant -- ((usually in the plural) a garment extending from the waist to the knee or ankle, covering each leg separately; "he had a sharp crease in his trousers")