clinquant vs flicker

clinquant

noun
  • Tinsel; glitter. 

  • Dutch metal. 

adj
  • Glittery; gleaming; sparkling; dressed in, or overlaid with, tinsel finery. 

flicker

noun
  • One who flicks. 

  • Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes. 

  • An unsteady flash of light. 

  • A short moment. 

verb
  • To flutter or flap. 

  • To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light. 

  • To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter. 

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