flannen

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English

Etymology

See -en.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflæn.ən/
- Audio (Southern England): (file)
Rhymes: -ænən

Adjective

flannen (not comparable)

(obsolete) Made of flannel.
- c. early 18th century, John Dryden (attributed), Suum Cuique
  In flannen robes the coughing ghost does walk.
- 1830, Adam Scott, James Hogg:
  a flannen sark in the crown o' my bannet

References

“flannen”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French flâner.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /flãnɛ̃/

Verb

flannen

to idle, dawdle, loiter, wander, stroll

Related terms

Scots

Alternative forms

flannan, flanan, flannin, flannan, flanine, flaning, flaunin, flainen, flennen

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈflɑˌnən/, /ˈflɑˌnin/
(Galloway) IPA^(key): /ˈflɛˌnən/

Noun

flannen (uncountable)

(archaic) Flannel.

Adjective

flannen (not comparable)

(archaic) Made of flannel.

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