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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
Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Carduelis, Genus Carduelis
Definition of Lintwhite
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Medical Definition of Lintwhite
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Lintwhite
Literary usage of Lintwhite
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
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, ..."