[a. Ger. flitter.] ‘A minute square of thin metal, used in decoration; collectively, a quantity of such squares’ (Cent. Dict.).
18[?]. Beck’s Jrnl. Dec. Art, Suppl. II. 40 (Cent. Dict.). Strong and brilliant colors are freely used, together with gilt flitter, in the representation of flowering plants, fountains, and other devices [for window-shades].
