Welcome to the start of a new (likely irregular) feature–wonderful words. I’ve been having so much fun flipping through the OED I received for Christmas that I want to share some of surprises I’ve come across.
There are many words that I think deserve to be resurrected into our vocabularies. I will present common words with unfamiliar meanings or old words that have fallen into disuse. Expect to see these in my writing and hear them in my conversations.
flannel
verb: To bluff or mislead with flattery.
The OED cites J. Braine in the mid-20th century as the first use. “I managed to flannel him into the belief that I approved of his particular brand of efficiency.”
