Canton Flannel

a stout, twilled cotton cloth woven of soft twisted yarns, with a more or less dense nap on one side. If napped on both sides, the fabric is called double-faced. The name canton flannel is from Canton, China, from which place this fabric was first imported into England. Canton flannel is put on the market, bleached, unbleached, and dyed in plain colors. It is used as a substitute for wool flannel; also for linings, bandages, and working gloves and mittens. It is sometimes called cotton flannel.