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lintwhite definition

lint·white (lint′hwīt′, -wīt′)

noun

linnet

Etymology: ME lynkwhitte, altered < OE lynetuige, lit., flax-plucker < lin (see line) + -twige < or akin to twiccian: see twitch

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