n. 1. A custard that is baked in a caramel-lined mold and served chilled with the caramel side up. Also called crème caramel. 2. A tart with a filling of custard, fruit, or cheese. 3. A metal disk to be stamped as a coin; a blank. [French, from Old French flaon, from Late Latin fladō, fladōn-, flat cake, of Germanic origin; see plat- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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