v. i. To flutter. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To flutter; to move quickly;
n. [ Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. Flitter, v. i. ] A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Flitter, v.i. + mouse; cf. G. fledermaus, OHG. fledarmūs. Cf. Flickermouse, Flindermouse. ] (Zool.) A bat; -- called also
a. A term applied to the bark obtained from young oak trees. McElrath. [ 1913 Webster ]