"flittern" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: flitterns [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} flittern (countable and uncountable, plural flitterns)
  1. (obsolete, dialect) The bark obtained from young oak trees. Tags: countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flittern-en-noun-0RNbK1ll
  2. (obsolete, dialect) A young oak tree. Tags: countable, dialectal, obsolete, uncountable
    Sense id: en-flittern-en-noun-mD6~8dGk

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for flittern meaning in English (1.0kB)

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