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linnet
[ lin-it ]
noun
- a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
- any of various related birds, as the house finch.
linnet
/ ˈlɪnɪt /
noun
- a brownish Old World finch, Acanthis cannabina : the male has a red breast and forehead
- Also calledhouse finch a similar and related North American bird, Carpodacus mexicanus
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of linnet1
C16: from Old French linotte, ultimately from Latin līnum flax (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds)
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Example Sentences
No one would have known that it was anything but a common linnet, and yesterday the queen would have thought so too.
From Project Gutenberg
"The linnet's plumage is sleek, and her song pleasant to hear," retorted Ninyas with a mocking laugh.
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The "Linnet" thereupon dashed in among the American gunboats, and, driving them off, commenced a raking fire upon the "Saratoga."
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Under the stern of the "Saratoga" lay the "Linnet," pouring in raking broadsides.
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Yet neither with linnet nor with lark could her little wee son woo the smiles back to his dear mother's face.
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