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flats

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flats [flats]
(graphic arts)
Stage constructions, used in series, to produce a painted background, usually architectural details; they are canvas-covered frames and are used for all flat surfaces on the stage, such as room interiors or exterior walls of buildings.
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I put the volume into my pocket and we dropped back into our usual silence; but as we began to crawl up the long hill from Corbury Flats to the Starkfield ridge I became aware in the dusk that he had turned his face to mine.
Ethan Frome by Wharton, Edith View in context
Horseshoes, swords, and the heads of halberds, or bills, are often found there ; one place is called the ``Danes' well,'' another the ``Battle flats.
Ivanhoe by Scott, Walter View in context
It is not my fault that things cannot be so arranged, and that one must be satisfied with model flats.
Notes from the Underground by Dostoyevsky, Fyodor View in context
 
 
 
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