Beans
Flannel
Flannel noun - Language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense.
Usage example: the first serious book about the British royal family that wasn't just flannel
Nearby Words: flannelette, flannelled
Both words in one sentence
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As usual for the series, they don't limit themselves to fields of grain, but crop up among cabbages, beans, cress grown on a flannel, a bowl of oatmeal, and even Archchancellor Ridcully's "crop" of hair.
Source: Discworld / Lords and Ladies
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