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Definition of Distelfink
1. Noun. A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune. ¹
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Definition of Distelfink
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Distelfink
Literary usage of Distelfink
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Charles Follen: With a Memoir of His Life by Eliza Lee (Cabot) Follen, Charles Follen (1842)
"I soon saw in the place of it a beautiful distelfink f on my chamber floor, which
ran right into the fire on the hearth, and out of it again, and, ..."
2. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... a committee of the House of Commons in 1873 stated that, when a boy, he could
take forty 1 The morp common German name, however, U distelfink (Thistle- ..."
3. Provincial Names and Folk Lore of British Birds by Charles Swainson (1885)
"... Cardello (Italy) ; distelfink . (Germany). 3. Various names. Linnet (Salop).
Jack nicker (Northants ; Salop ; Cheshire). Draw bird or Draw water. ..."
4. Life of Charles Follen by Eliza Lee Cabot Follen (1844)
"I soon saw in the place of it a beautiful distelfink t on my chamber floor, which
ran right into the fire on the hearth, and out of it again, and, ..."
5. Natural History of Birds by Philip Henry Gosse (1849)
"and its German name of distelfink, or Thistle- finch. The groundsel, also, which
ripens its seed throughout the whole year, is eagerly sought by the ..."
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