In reply to EddInaBox:
> Flattening sounds restrictive and uncomfortable, if trousers are going to do anything to my bottom I'd want them to do a bit of flatting, sounds exciting in a slightly saucy sort of way.
flatting (ˈflætɪŋ
n
1. (Metallurgy) the process of flattening metal into a sheet by rolling
Sounds more painful than saucy.....