flannel >> ˈflan(ə)l
Definition: [noun] a kind of soft woven fabric, typically made of wool or cotton and slightly milled and raised.
Example: a check flannel shirt
Definition: [noun] a small piece of towelling used for washing oneself.
Definition: [noun] bland fluent talk indulged in to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly.
Example: a simple admittance of ignorance was much to be preferred to any amount of flannel
Definition: [verb] use bland fluent talk to avoid addressing a difficult subject or situation directly.
Example: he apologised for the situation and then flannelled on about ramping up production