French flat
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of French flat
An Americanism dating back to 1875–80
Example Sentences
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“So, I resort to the great old elegant English and French flat lace-up shoe brands — Crockett & Jones and Paraboot.”
From New York Times • Apr. 12, 2022
The 28-year-old Boudot won the prestigious Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe race two years ago on Waldgeist and claimed his third French flat racing title last year.
From Seattle Times • May 15, 2021
There's nothing I want so much as to see how people keep house in a French flat.
From Rudder Grange by Stockton, Frank Richard
"It is that I know such pleasant arrangement to be impossible that I speak, some friends having taken a French flat for me."
From A Heart-Song of To-day by Savigny, Annie Gregg
The house was one of a row of French flat buildings, the ground floor of which is occupied by stores.
From Danger! A True History of a Great City's Wiles and Temptations The Veil Lifted, and Light Thrown on Crime and its Causes, and Criminals and their Haunts. Facts and Disclosures. by Howe, William F.
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