Wiktionary

Adam's flannel

English

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Etymology

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In reference to the Biblical Adam, who would have had to improvise clothing from plant materials.

Noun

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Adam's flannel (uncountable)

  1. (Chester) The mullein (Verbascum thapsus).[1]
    Synonyms: torchwort, hag-taper, common mullein, great mullein, Jacob's staff, Aaron's rod, Jupiter's staff, cow's lungwort

References

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  1. ^ Robert Holland, M.R.A.C., A Glossary of Words Used in the County of Chester, Part I--A to F., English Dialect Society, London, 1884, 3
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