Flannel is commonly used to make tartan clothing, blankets, bed sheets, and sleepwear. That age being before the introduction of modern materials and tumble dryers. FLANNEL Meaning: "warm, loosely woven woolen stuff," c. 1300, flaunneol, probably related to Middle English flanen… See definitions of flannel. Derived terms A cholo is term implying a Hispanic male that typically dresses in chinos (khahki pants), a wifebeater sleeveless teeshirt or a flannel shirt with only the top buttoned, a hairnet, or with a bandana around the forehead, usually halfway down over the eyes. "I swear that man is a flannel-mouthed liar." Fuss ~ disturbance. Flannel definition is - a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a loose texture and a slightly napped surface. (slang, uncountable) Soothing, plausible untruth or half-truth; claptrap. 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