Definition of Lintwhite

1. Noun. Small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead.

Exact synonyms: Carduelis Cannabina, Linnet
Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Carduelis, Genus Carduelis

Definition of Lintwhite

1. [n -S]

Medical Definition of Lintwhite

1. See Linnet. Origin: AS. Linetwige. See Linnet. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lintwhite

lintie
lintier
linties
lintiest
linting
lintisite
lintless
lintol
lintols
lintonite
lintonites
lints
lintseed
lintseeds
lintuzumab
lintwhite (current term)
lintwhites
linty
linum
linums
linuron
linurons
linustatinase
liny
linyphiid
linyphiids
lio-
liocranid sac spider
liocranid sac spiders
lion

Literary usage of Lintwhite

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1. One Hundred Modern Scottish Poets: With Biographical and Critical Notices by David Herschell Edwards (1880)
"A lintwhite sat in her mossy nest, Ae eerie morn in spring ; An' lang she ... The lintwhite flew frae her mossy nest, ..."

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