FLANNELETTE

[noun] [U] - a soft cloth made of cottonflannelette sheets/pyjamasa flannelette nightdress flap (WAVE) [verb] -pp- - to wave (something, esp. wings) when or as if flyingA small bird flapped its wings furiously and flew upwards. [T]The shopkeeper ran forwards flapping his arms. [T]The geese flapped (= flew by waving their wings) slowly out of sight. [I]Flags flapped in the breeze above their tents. [I]