aflat

See also: aflát, A-flat, and A flat

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ flat.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /əˈflæt/

Adverb

aflat (not comparable)

1. (obsolete) Level with the ground; lying flat.
   • 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “V. Century.”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

     When you would have many new roots of fruit trees , take a low tree and bow it , and lay all its branches aflat upon the ground , and cast earth upon them

References

• “aflat”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• fatal, Falta

Romanian

Verb

aflat (past participle of afla)

1. past participle of afla