What did people call the flatiron building

Though the Flatiron Building is often said to have gotten its famous name from its similarity to a certain household appliance, the triangular region contained by Broadway, Fifth Avenue, and 22nd and 23rd Streets had in fact been known as the “Flat Iron” prior to the building's construction.

The term collage was coined by both  georges braque  and  pablo picasso  in the beginning of the 20th century when collage became a distinctive part of modern art.hope this sorry if there wasn't more of an explanation!