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German

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DEGerman
Flitter[ˈflɪtɐ]
noun
A small, shiny piece of metal or plastic used for decoration. It is often used to describe things that look fancy but are actually cheap or worthless.

“»Die Lehrerin scheint meine Gedanken zu erraten, sie ist also wenigstens noch in puncto Gedankenlesen ein Weib und setzt mir folgendes auseinander: »Wir berücksichtigen weder Flitter noch Tand, wir legen mehr Wert auf das Leistungsprinzip als auf das Darbietungsprinzip.«”

Youth Without God / The Age of the Fish

Also means
  1. spangle, sequin
  2. a piece of cheap costume jewelry
  3. spangle

Source: English Wiktionary via kaikki.org (Wiktextract) (CC-BY-SA-4.0), adapted.

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