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Definition of Canton flannel
1. Noun. A stout cotton fabric with nap on only one side.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Canton Flannel
Literary usage of Canton flannel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Social Welfare Forum: Official Proceedings [of The] Annual Meeting by Conference of Charities and Correction (U.S.), National Conference on Social Welfare, American Social Science Association, National Conference of Social Work (U.S.) (1886)
"Children from six months to two years : white Canton flannel chemise, ...
Children from two to four years : Canton flannel chemise, Canton flannel waist, ..."
2. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge by ed Andrew Findlater, John Merry Ross (1868)
"Oil is usually passed through long bags made of twilled cotton cloth (Canton
flannel). These are commonly 4 to 8 feet long, and 12 to 15 inches in diameter, ..."
3. Urology: Diseases of the Urinary Organs, Diseases of the Male Genital Organs by Edward Loughborough Keyes (1917)
"To the point of juncture of the Canton flannel and the roll of gauze a pad of
... After the Canton flannel belt has been snugly pinned about the patient's ..."
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