From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Flannel \Flan"nel\ (fl[a^]n"n[e^]l), noun [F. flanelle, cf. OF. flaine a pillowcase, a mattress (?); fr. W. gwlanen flannel, fr. gwlan wool; prob. akin to E. wool. Cf. {Wool}.]
1. A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture. --Shak.
2. a cotton fabric with a thick nap on one side, resembling flannel[1]; it is used, e. g. for underwear or sheets; also called {flanellette}. [PJC]
3. pl. garments made of flannel, especially underwear. [PJC]
5. humbug; nonsensical or evasive talk. [Brit. informal] [PJC]
6. insincere flattery or praise. [Brit. informal] [PJC]
{Adam's flannel}. (Bot.) See under {Adam}.
{Canton flannel}, {Cotton flannel}. See {Cotton flannel}, under {Cotton}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
noun
1: a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing
2: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body [syn: {washcloth}, {washrag}, {face cloth}]
3: (usually in the plural) trousers [syn: {gabardine}, {tweed}, {white}] [also: {flannelling}, {flannelled}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
24 Moby Thesaurus words for "flannel": ballocks, blarney, bull, bullshit, bushwa, cock, crap, eyewash, flatter, flattery, hedge, hogwash, humbug, mislead, nonsense, prevarication, rubbish, shit, soft soap, soft-soap, sweet talk, sweet-talk, waffle, weasel words
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