[General] let in flush with the pannelling

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vil

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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.

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V.
 
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The correct spelling is panelling.
'let in flush' sounds strange to me.
I'd say, 'installed flush with the panelling'.
 
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Typo for "set in"?
 
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