Flăn'nel, n.

n. [Fr. flanelle, It. flanella, Sp. franela, L. Lat. flaneha, from O. Fr. flaine, a pillow-case, a mattress, perhaps from Lat. velamen, a covering, clothing, or from Fr. laine, Lat. lana, wool, with f prefixed. Cf. Celt. gloan, wool.] A soft, nappy, woolen cloth, of loose texture.