Meaning & use
linnet
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A small brownish finch of Europe and western Asia, the male of which has a reddish breast and forehead in breeding season.
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A flock of linnets fed on thistle seeds along the hedgerow.
The poet compared her singing voice to the sweet call of a linnet.
A note on using this word
Linnets were once popular cage birds in Britain, prized for their melodious song, and appear often in traditional folk songs and poetry.
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