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Definition of Flatwork
1. Noun. Ironing that can be done mechanically.
Definition of Flatwork
1. laundry that can be ironed mechanically [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Flatwork
Literary usage of Flatwork
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. U. S. Industrial Outlook, 1994: Business Forecasts for 350 IndustriesBusiness & Economics (1994)
"In 1993, about 25 percent of the value of highway construction put in place
consisted of bridges, overpasses, and tunnels, while flatwork (primarily roads) ..."
2. Journal of the British Archaeological Association by British Archaeological Association (1900)
"ramifications communicating by slender threads or leadings ; the rake, in chasms
and clefts of limestone ; the flatwork, without leader and branches, etc. ..."
3. Continuation Schools in England & Elsewhere: Their Place in the Educational by Michael Ernest Sadler (1908)
"They will begin with different forms of woodwork—flatwork, turning and rough
carving,—and will go on to work in metals—fitting, turning, casting, soldering, ..."
4. History of Lowell and Its People by Frederick William Coburn (1920)
"... about the strength of lemon juice ;" washing in the dash wheel; squeezing
between rollers ; ironing in the flatwork ironer, then called the "mangle. ..."
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