noun. A method of preserving unburnished gilding, by touching it with size; also, the coating of size laid over the gilding.

noun. A mode of house-painting in which the paint, from mixture with turpentine, leaves the work flat or without gloss.

noun. The rolling out of metal into sheets by the pressure of rolls or cylinders.

noun. In leather manufacturing, a method of dressing shaved hides.

noun. In sheet-glass manuf., the operation of flattening.

noun. In music, the act of depressing a tone below a true or given pitch.

noun. The process or operation of making flat, as a cylinder of glass by opening it out.

noun. A mode of painting,in which the paint, being mixed with turpentine, leaves the work without gloss.

noun. A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.

noun. The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rolls.

noun. a coat of paint so put on as to have no gloss.

noun. Same as flattening oven, under Flatten.

noun. A mill in which grains of metal are flatted by steel rolls, and reduced to metallic dust, used for purposes of ornamentation.

noun. The practice of living, with others, in a flat.

noun. A type of paint that dries with a flat (matt) finish; a coating of such paint.

noun. The process of applying a coating of flatting paint.

noun. A flat part of something, a flattening.

noun. The process of becoming flat.

noun. The process of causing something to become flat; the process of flattening something.

noun. An instance of a musical note being flatter than intended.

noun. A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.

noun. The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers.

verb. Present participle of flat.

"- Perry looked like she went through lil Kims closet and wtf was she wearing on stage. .wasnt flatting her at all."

flat  flatter