Difference between Fleece and Flannel

What is the difference between Fleece and Flannel?

Fleece as a noun is hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal while Flannel as a noun is a soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.

Fleece

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal Insulating skin with the wool attached A textile similar to velvet, but with a longer pile that gives it a softness and a higher sheen. An insulating wooly jacket Mat or felts composed of fibers, sometimes used as a membrane backer.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: Con or trick someone out of money. To shear the fleece from an animal (such as a sheep).

Flannel

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A soft cloth material woven from wool, possibly combined with cotton or synthetic fibers.A washcloth.Slang: Soothing plausible untruth and half truth, claptrap - "Don't talk flannel" [http://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/56/messages/708.html][http://dictionary.reverso.net/english-synonyms/claptrap][http://www.randomhouse.com/wotd/index.pperl?date=19971103]

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