n. 25B6; noun
(Brit.) she dabbed her face with a flannel : FACECLOTH, cloth; N. Amer. washcloth, washrag; Austral. washer.
(Brit. informal) don't accept any flannel from salespeople : SMOOTH TALK, flattery, blarney, blandishments, honeyed words; prevarication, equivocation, evasion, doublespeak; informal spiel, soft soap, sweet talk, baloney, hot air; Brit. informal waffle; Austral./NZ informal guyver.
25B6; verb (Brit. informal) she can tell if you're flannelling : USE FLATTERY, talk blarney; prevaricate, equivocate, be evasive, blather, stall; Brit. hum and haw; informal soft-soap, sweet-talk; Brit. informal waffle; N. Amer. informal fast-talk; rare tergiversate.