outing flannel

noun

1. a light cotton flannel with a short, dense nap.

Word History and Origins

Origin of outing flannel¹

An Americanism dating back to 1885–90

Example Sentences

Two soft outing flannel shirts rolled out of the paper wrapping.

From Project Gutenberg

White outing flannel, cheese cloth and cheap grade of canton flannel, purchased by the yard at any dry goods store.

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The light-blue kimono of outing flannel,—of which she had been half ashamed when the maid unpacked it,—though cheap, was becoming; her loosened hair fell over the blended pillows and the rosy coverlet.

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No wonder that this unselfish, hapless little girl touched the heart of the capable young woman homesteader so that she made a party all for her, giving her a few simple presents, some underclothes made of flour bags that she had carefully preserved, a skirt of outing flannel and a white sun-bonnet built from a precious bit of lawn and trimmed with an embroidered edging.

From Project Gutenberg

Old persons should and can be kept warm in bed, by providing them with hot water bags, with warm night clothes including stockings, by using woollen or outing flannel sheets if necessary, and by providing a sufficient number of light but warm bed covers.

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