FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n (uncountable) A soft cloth material weave|woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

n (New Zealand|British) A washcloth.

n (slang) Soothing plausible untruth and half truth, claptrap - ''"Don't talk flannel" [http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/56/messages/708.html][http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-synonyms/claptrap][http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19971103]

a made of |flannel

v (transitive) to rub with a flannel

v to flatter; suck up to