flannelboard

[ flan-l-bawrd, -bohrd ]

noun

1. a flannel-covered surface to which other flannel pieces, as letters of the alphabet, numbers, etc., adhere merely by contact, used mainly in schools as a visual aid.

flannelboard

/ ˈflænəlˌɡrɑːf; -ˌɡræf; ˈflænəlˌbɔːd /

noun

1. a visual aid used in teaching consisting of a board covered with flannel to which pictures, diagrams, etc will stick when pressed on

Word History and Origins

Origin of flannelboard¹

flannel + board

Example Sentences

Benson's school claims that 25 million people a year come in contact with the material issued by Harding's National Education Program, which turns out tons of literature, plus the films, filmstrips, kits and flannelboard presentations so favored by the far rightists in their forums.

From Time Magazine Archive