flannelette

/ ˌflænəˈlɛt /

noun

1. a cotton imitation of flannel

Example Sentences

We had flannelette sheets, like children’s, and army-issue blankets, old ones that still said U.S.

From Literature

This 1910 British Fire Prevention Committee experiment demonstrates the flammability of flannelette fabric.

From National Geographic

I lurk in the corner of the hallway in my flannelette pajamas, hoping to catch a glimpse of him.

From Literature

The bazaars are now a medley of stalls exhibiting native manufactures side by side with cheap trinkets from England and loud flannelettes from Italy.

From Project Gutenberg

They had been, I fancy, a little surprised that, if I was a Balzac in a dressing-gown, my wife at any rate was no Sand in a flannelette peignoir.

From Project Gutenberg