Flite (?), v. i. [AS. fltan to strive, contend, quarrel; akin to G.
fleiss industry.] To scold; to quarrel. [Prov. Eng.] Grose.
Flit"ter (?), v. i. To flutter. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Flit"ter, v. t. To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards.
[R.] Lowell.
Flit"ter, 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.
Flit"ter*mouse` (?), n. [Flitter, v.i. + mouse; cf. G. fledermaus, OHG.
fledarms. Cf. Flickermouse, Flindermouse.] (Zoˆl.) A bat; -- called
also flickermouse, flindermouse, and flintymouse.
Flit"tern (?), a. A term applied to the bark obtained from young oak
trees. McElrath.
Flit"ti*ness (?), n. [From Flitty.] Unsteadiness; levity; lightness.
[Obs.] Bp. Hopkins.
Flit"ting (?), n. 1. A flying with lightness and celerity; a
fluttering.