Definition for LIN'NET

LIN'NET, n. [Fr. linot; W. llinos, from llĂȘn, flax, and called also in W. adern y llin, flax-bird; Sax. linetwege. So in L. carduelis, from carduus, a thistle.]

A small singing bird of the genus Fringilla.

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