The correct spelling is panelling.
'let in flush' sounds strange to me.
I'd say, 'installed flush with the panelling'.
Dear teachers,
Would you be kind enough to tell me whether I am right with my interpretation of the expression in bold in the following sentence from Huxley’s “Crome Yellow”?
It was just an ordinary door let in flush with the pannelling.
flush = so as to be even, in one plane, or aligned with a margin
let in flush with the pannelling = placed on the same level with the pannelling of the wall so as to make the door quite untoceiable
Thank you for your efforts.
Regards,
V.
Last edited by vil; 22-May-2010 at 06:15.
The correct spelling is panelling.
'let in flush' sounds strange to me.
I'd say, 'installed flush with the panelling'.
Typo for "set in"?
I'm not a teacher, but I write for a living. Please don't ask me about 2nd conditionals, but I'm a safe bet for what reads well in (American) English.