- Lancashire Flannels
- LANCASHIRE FLANNELSA term commonly applied to the blue, yarn-dyed woollen flannel, raised slightly on the face, woven in the Rochdale district. The selvedges are white.
Dictionary of the English textile terms. 2014.
Lancashire Flannels
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