flat tool

A turning-chisel which cuts on both sides and on the end, which is square. It is used as a bottoming-tool for boxes. IMG:content-1727.png:[blocks in formation] IMG:content-1728.png:[blocks in formation] flat-lý, adv . [Eng.flat; -ly .] 1. To soothe with praise; to coax; to please or I. Lit .: In a flat, level, or even manner; without gratify the self-love of by praise, obsequiousne , or blandishment; to wheedle. depre ions or elevations. II. Figuratively: 1. Without spirit or force; dully, frigidly, vapidly. 2. Positively, downright, plainly, peremptorily. "He tells me flatly there is no mercy for me in heaven." -Shakesp.: Merchant of Venice, ii. 2.