linnet
a small Old World finch, Carduelis cannabina.
any of various related birds, as the house finch.
Origin of linnet
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How to use linnet in a sentence
No one would have known that it was anything but a common linnet, and yesterday the queen would have thought so too.
The Olive Fairy Book | Various"The linnet's plumage is sleek, and her song pleasant to hear," retorted Ninyas with a mocking laugh.
Sarchedon | G. J. (George John) Whyte-MelvilleThe "linnet" thereupon dashed in among the American gunboats, and, driving them off, commenced a raking fire upon the "Saratoga."
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.Under the stern of the "Saratoga" lay the "linnet," pouring in raking broadsides.
The Naval History of the United States | Willis J. Abbot.Yet neither with linnet nor with lark could her little wee son woo the smiles back to his dear mother's face.
Stories from the Ballads | Mary MacGregor
British Dictionary definitions for linnet
/ (ˈlɪnɪt) /
a brownish Old World finch, Acanthis cannabina : the male has a red breast and forehead
Also called: house finch a similar and related North American bird, Carpodacus mexicanus
Origin of linnet
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