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flat back

American  

noun

  1. a book spine presenting a completely flat surface.

  2. a book bound with such a spine.


Etymology

Origin of flat back

First recorded in 1900–05

Example Sentences

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Among the wreckage of the the Moarri family's flat back in Antakya, two glass pomegranates sit perfectly intact on a shelf.

From BBC • Feb. 19, 2023

Another option is to use a type of channel shaped like quarter-round molding, with a flat back and base at a right angle and a curved piece connecting the two.

From Washington Post • Aug. 8, 2021

It’ll be interesting to see how Wan-Bissaka and Shaw, full-backs in a flat back four, cope on the flanks.

From The Guardian • Oct. 28, 2020

Every instinct I have tells me to turn the rounded front to my palm and the flat back to my face — because nearly every smartphone to date has been thus designed.

From The Verge • Mar. 31, 2015

It lies flat back, gelled smooth with Vaseline.

From "X: A Novel" by Ilyasah Shabazz

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