Definition of "flannelled" [flannelled]

• Wearing clothes made of flannel; especially wearing cricket whites (adjective)

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• "I had beaten the examiner in Little-go at second shot, and went up in the same term, to Trinity; where I played what is called the flannelled fool at cricket -- an old-fashioned game which I will describe to you one of these days --"
• "Mr Cameron flannelled quite well: "Different countries, different history, and different stages of development.""
• "I raised the matter, in writing with the Chief Con and was flannelled in response."