First Known Use: circa 1530
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linnet
noun lin·net \ˈli-nət\
: a small European bird that is a kind of finch
Full Definition of LINNET
: a common small brownish Old World finch (Acanthis cannabina) of which the male has red on the breast and crown during breeding season
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Origin of LINNET
Middle French linette, from lin flax, from Latin linum; from its feeding on flax seeds
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