noun
Origin: ME linet < OFr linette < lin, flax (< L linum): so called because it feeds on flaxseed
See linnet in American Heritage Dictionary 4
noun
Origin:
Origin: Obsolete French linette
Origin: , from Old French
Origin: , from lin, flax (from its feeding on flax seed)
Origin: , from Latin līnum; see lĭ̄no- in Indo-European roots
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