flannelette

English

Etymology

From flannel +‎ -ette.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɛt

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.
   • 1954, Dylan Thomas, Under Milk Wood […] ‎^[1], New York: New Directions, page 6:

     I am a draper mad with love. I love you more than all the flannelette and calico, candlewick, dimity, crash and merino, tussore, cretonne, crepon, muslin, poplin, ticking and twill in the whole Cloth Hall of the world.

2. Something made from this fabric.

   Our flannelettes provide an extra layer between the underquilt and sheets.

Derived terms

• flannie
• flanno