flit|ter

flit|ter
flit|ter1 «FLIHT uhr», intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun.
= flutter. (Cf. ↑flutter)
╂[perhaps frequentative of flit]
flit|ter2 «FLIHT uhr», noun.
a person who flits.
╂[< flit + -er1]
flit|ter3 «FLIHT uhr», noun.
1. a minute square of thin metal used in decoration.
2. such squares collectively.
╂[< German Flitter]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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