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Flawn. World English Historical Dictionary Dictionary Biographies Literary Criticism Welcome Terms of Service ⧏ Previous Next ⧐ Contents Slice Contents Key Bibliographic Record Murray’s New English Dictionary. 1901, rev. 2022. Flawn Obs. exc. arch. Forms: 3–7, 9 flaun(e, (4 flaunne), 5–7 flawn(e, 8–9 flawn. [a. OF. flaon (Fr. flan) of same meaning:—early med.L. fladōn-em (It. fladone honeycomb), a. OHG. flado flat cake (MHG. vlade, mod.Ger. fladen) = Du. vlade, vla pancake:—WGer. *flaþon- (see FLATHE): by many scholars regarded as cognate with Gr. πλάθανον cake-mould, πλατύς broad.]

1   A kind of custard or cheese-cake, made in various ways. Also, a pancake. Prov. As flat as a flawn.

2 c. 1300.  Havelok, 643.        Bred an chese, butere and milk, Pastees and flaunes, al with suilk.

3 c. 1390[?].  Form of Cury (1780), 74. Take hony clarified and flaunne.

4 c. 1400.  Rom. Rose, 7042.        With tartes, or with cheses fat, With deynte flawnes, brode and flat.

5 c. 1440.  Anc. Cookery, in Househ. Ord. (1790), 452. A Flaune of Almayne.

6 1576.  Turberv., Venerie, 188. Master Raynard will be content with butter, cheese, creame, flaunes, and custardes.

7 1681.  W. Robertson, Phraseol. Gen. (1693), 470. I love such Dinners as Milkmeats, Flawns, Custards, Cheesecakes, Parmesan, &c.

8 1721–1600.  Bailey, s.v., As flat as a Flawn.

9 1820.  Scott, Abbot, xxxiii. He that is hanged in May will eat no flaunes in Midsummer.

10 1840.  Barham, Ingol. Leg., Jackd. Rheims.        The feast was over, the board was clear’d, The flawns and the custards had all disappear’d.

11   b.  transf. of a flat cap.

12 1602.  Dekker, Satiro-mastix, H iv. Cast off that blew coate, away with that flawne, and follow, come.

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