flannelled

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 --

Foe-Farrell Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch 1903

I raised the matter, in writing with the Chief Con and was flannelled in response.

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Mr Cameron flannelled quite well: "Different countries, different history, and different stages of development."

Wen Jiabao: more giant pandas but no pandering to the press 2011

Mr Cameron flannelled quite well: "Different countries, different history, and different stages of development."

Wen Jiabao: more giant pandas but no pandering to the press 2011

After a summer ruined by Mr Fix-it and the flannelled fools he preyed on, who do we feel more sorry for?

Mohammad Irfan's tall story can help remedy cricket's summer of shame 2010

On Kelly he flannelled about some footling detail of parliamentary timing.

Gordon Brown, Charlie Whelan and Me 2009

On Kelly he flannelled about some footling detail of parliamentary timing.

In his comfort zone 2009

All the time, he's flannelled his way through it and got away with far more than the media would ever have let the Tories off with.

Matthew Parris and the Confidence Trickster Called Blair 2006

The second – floor front was scrubbed, and washed, and flannelled, till the wet went through to the drawing – room ceiling.

Sketches by Boz 2007

Andrew Marr But he uses the figure himself, doesn't he, I mean, he kind of creates himself perhaps a little more flannelled and four square than he was with his, I mean he does bang on about ordinary people and intellectuals and, as I say, vegetarian, sandal wearing, creeps of one kind or another, it's almost as if he's playing a pose with this a lot of the time.

Christopher Hitchens on George Orwell 2002