flannelgraph

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A board covered with flannel fabric used as a backdrop when telling stories to children, the characters in the story being placed and moved on the backdrop.

Word forms

flannelgraph flannelgraphs

Etymology

From flannel + -graph.

Synonyms

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