linnet

linnet
linnet small finch-like songbird, 1530s, from M.Fr. linette "grain of flax," dim. of lin "flax," from L. linum "linen" (see LINEN (Cf. linen)). Flaxseed forms much of the bird's diet. O.E. name for the bird was linetwige, with second element perhaps meaning "pluck." This yielded M.E. and dialectal lintwhite.

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  • Linnet — Lin net (l[i^]n n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L. linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[=i]netwige, fr. AS. l[=i]n flax; so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. See {Linen}.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Linnet — f English: simplified spelling of LINNETTE (SEE Linnette), strongly influenced in popularity by the vocabulary word denoting a small bird (Old French linotte, a derivative of lin flax, on the seeds of which it feeds) …   First names dictionary

  • linnet — ► NOUN ▪ a mainly brown and grey finch with a reddish breast and forehead. ORIGIN Old French linette, from lin flax (because the bird feeds on flaxseeds) …   English terms dictionary

  • linnet — [lin′it] n. [ME linet < OFr linette < lin, flax (< L linum): so called because it feeds on flaxseed] either of two small, variously colored finches, an Old World species (Acanthis cannabina) or a New World species ( Carpodacus mexicanus) …   English World dictionary

  • Linnet — For the North American bird, see House Finch Linnet male Conservation status …   Wikipedia

  • Linnet — noun derived from the linnet bird. Occasionally recorded since the 19th century. Lindy herself hated the name Lindy. She said it sounded like a girl in pink gingham. At the beginning of this school year shed started making all the teachers… …   Wiktionary

  • linnet — UK [ˈlɪnɪt] / US [ˈlɪnət] noun [countable] Word forms linnet : singular linnet plural linnets a small brown bird that makes a pleasant sound …   English dictionary

  • linnet — /lin it/, n. 1. a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina. 2. any of various related birds, as the house finch. [1520 30; earlier linet < MF (Walloon, Picard) linette (F linot, linotte), deriv. of lin flax (cf. LINE1; so named for its diet of… …   Universalium

  • Linnet — čivylis statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Carduelis cannabina angl. Linnet vok. Hänfling …   Paukščių anatomijos terminai

  • linnet — čivyliai statusas T sritis zoologija | vardynas atitikmenys: lot. Carduelis angl. greenfinch; linnet; redpoll; siskin vok. Hänfling, m rus. чечётка, f ryšiai: platesnis terminas – čivyliai siauresnis terminas – amerikinis alksninukas siauresnis… …   Paukščių pavadinimų žodynas

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