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Definition of Become flat
1. Verb. Lose sparkle or bouquet. "Wine and beer can pall"
Lexicographical Neighbors of Become Flat
Literary usage of Become flat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A practical and historical commentary on the liturgy and ritual of the by William Trollope (1861)
"Is there any reasonable ground for the assertion that the same forms must
necessarily become flat and unprofitable from constant repetition ..."
2. Scientific Survey of Porto Rico and the Virgin Islands by New York Academy of Sciences (1919)
"... of their walls takes place, and as the roofs of adjoining caverns give way,
separate sinks become connected and the floors widen out and become flat. ..."
3. Mackenzie's five thousand receipts in all the useful and domestic arts by Colin MacKenzie (1853)
"... of carbonate of soda may be mixed with a quart of it, a • it is drawn for
drinking. Or, beer may often be restored, which has become flat or stale, ..."
4. A High-school Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language by William Greenleaf Webster, Noah Webster (1857)
"... by praise. ;—vi to become flat Flat'ter-ing, a. pleasing to cride; exciting
hopes. Flat'ter-er, n. ono who flatters ..."
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