- línetwige
- f (-an/-an) linnet
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
línetwige
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lintwhite — noun Etymology: alteration of Middle English lynkwhyt, by folk etymology from Old English līnetwige Date: 1513 linnet … New Collegiate Dictionary
lint — lintless, adj. /lint/, n. 1. minute shreds or ravelings of yarn; bits of thread. 2. staple cotton fiber used to make yarn. 3. cotton waste produced by the ginning process. 4. a soft material for dressing wounds, procured by scraping or otherwise… … Universalium
lintwhite — /lint hwuyt , wuyt /, n. Chiefly Scot. the linnet, Carduelis cannabina. [bef. 900; lint (syncopated var. of LINNET) + WHITE; r. ME lynkwhytte, alter. (perh. by assoc. with link hill (see LINKS) and WHIT) of OE linetwige linnet, lit., flax (or… … Universalium
linnet — small finch like songbird, 1530s, from M.Fr. linette grain of flax, dim. of lin flax, from L. linum linen (see LINEN (Cf. linen)). Flaxseed forms much of the bird s diet. O.E. name for the bird was linetwige, with second element perhaps meaning… … Etymology dictionary
lint — [[t]lɪnt[/t]] n. 1) tex minute shreds or ravelings of yarn 2) tex staple cotton fiber used to make yarn 3) tex a soft material for dressing wounds, made from linen • Etymology: 1325–75; ME, var. of linnet; cf. MF linette linseed, OE līnet flax in … From formal English to slang
