Lin'net, n.

n. [Fr. linot, linotte, from Lat. linum, flax, so called because it feeds on the seeds of flax and hemp. Cf. W. llinos, from llin, flax, and aderyn y llin, i. e., flax-bird; A-S. linete, linetwige, fr. lin, flax; Ger. lein-fink, flachsfink, hanf-fink, hänf-ling.] (Ornith.) A small European singing bird of the genus Fringilla (F. cannabina);—called also lintie and lintwhite.