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inences or depressions; level without inclination; plane. Though sun and moon Were in the flat sea sunk. Milton.

A foot in which the arch of the instep is flattened so that the entire sole of the foot rests upon the ground; also, the deformity, usually congential, exhibited by such a foot; splayfoot.

Having an even lower surface or bottom; as, a flat-bottomed boat.

A kind of low-crowned cap formerly worn by all classes in England, and continued in London after disuse elsewhere; -- hence, a citizen of London. Marston.

Having a flat foot, with little or no arch of the instep.

Having a head with a flattened top; as, a flat-headed nail.

Any bird of the genus Flatyrynchus. They belong to the family of flycatchers.

A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; -- used for the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters.

ish of the family Pleuronectidæ; esp., the winter flounder (Pleuronectes Americanus). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. See Flounder.

Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians.

An iron with a flat, smooth surface for ironing clothes.

Producing wind; flatulent. [Obs.] A. Brewer.

With the flat side, as of a sword; flatlong; in a prostrate position. [Obs.] Spenser.

; 115), adv. With the flat side downward; not edgewise. Shak.

In a flat manner; evenly; horizontally; without spirit; dully; frigidly; peremptori;y; positively, plainly. "He flatly refused his aid." Sir P. Sidney. He that does the works of religion slowly, flatly, and without appetite. Jer. Taylor.

The quality or state of being flat.

A flatterer. [Obs.] Chaucer.

To reduce to an even surface or one approaching evenness; to make flat; to level; to make plane.

One who, or that which, makes flat or flattens.

One who flatters. The most abject flaterers degenerate into the greatest tyrants. Addison.