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Flannel

2 stages from Welsh to English.

Today it means a soft woven fabric, typically of cotton or wool
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Stage 1 of 2
gwlanen
Welsh · medieval
"a woolen cloth"
a soft woven fabric, from gwlan (wool)
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Stage 2 of 2
flannel
English · 1500s
"a soft woven woolen or cotton fabric"
settled as the word for the soft woven fabric
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