dowdy vs flatland

dowdy

noun
  • A plain or shabby person. 

verb
  • To press the crust into the filling during baking, to allow the juices to caramelize on top. 

adj
  • Lacking stylishness or neatness; shabby. 

  • Plain and unfashionable in style or dress. 

flatland

noun
  • Synonym of plain: land of relatively constant altitude, usually exclusive of forests, deserts, and wastelands. 

  • An urban region with many flats or apartments to rent. 

How often have the words dowdy and flatland occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )