flannen

English

Etymology

See -en.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflæn.ən/

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• Rhymes: -ænən

Adjective

flannen (not comparable)

1. (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

1. to idle, dawdle, loiter, wander, stroll

Related terms

• flann
• flannè

Scots

Alternative forms

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

flannen (uncountable)

1. (archaic) Flannel.

Adjective

flannen (not comparable)

1. (archaic) Made of flannel.