0 a facecloth -- （同 facecloth）
1 a light cloth usually made from wool, used especially for making clothes -- 法兰绒
2 speech containing a lot of words that is used to avoid telling the truth or answering a question, and is often intended to deceive -- 兜圈子的话；应付性的话
3 to use a lot of words to avoid telling the truth or answering a question, often in order to deceive -- 说兜圈子的话；说应付性的话
In naval terminology his speech might be described as long on flannel but short on hope.
We produced 276,000,000 yards of flannel and 104,000,000 pains of socks.
In addition, the council has to provide those people with a hygiene pack, which must include a toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, a flannel and deodorants.
Flannel is not enough and fudge is not bankable.
More than that, flannel shirts are not a commonplace thing among the working classes.
Why did he flannel, as he did on radio last week, when asked about a single currency?
The production of grey flannel trousers is being maintained at the highest level which supplies of cloth will permit.
The song begins with the squeaky voice of a market hawker shouting, four for a pound your face flannels; three for a pound your tea towels!
