Lintwhite

Common synonyms include: alabaster, bleached, carduelis cannabina, fiber speck, linnet, lint particle.

noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
A linnet. archaic
"O sweet are Coila's haughs an' woods, / When lintwhites chant amang the buds,"
2
small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead wordnet

"O sweet are Coila's haughs an' woods, / When lintwhites chant amang the buds,"

From Middle English lynkwhytte, lyngwhitte (also as Middle English lindetvigle), from Old English līnetwige, līnetwigle (“linnet”).