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lintwhite, n. Chiefly Sc. (ˈlɪnthwaɪt) Forms: 1 l{iacu}naethu{iacu}ᵹae, l{iacu}netu{iacu}ᵹe, -tw{iacu}ᵹe, 4 lynkwhytte, 6 lyntquhit, -yte, 7– lintwhite. [OE. l{iacu}netw{iacu}ᵹe, perh. f. l{iacu}n flax + -tw{iacu}ᵹe (? cogn. w. OHG. zwigôn to pluck, vellere, carpere), found also in þisteltw{iacu}ᵹe ...
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lintie
lintie Sc. (ˈlɪntɪ) Also linty. [f. lint in lintwhite + dim. ending -ie -y).] = linnet.1795 Burns Verses Destr. Woods 4 Where linties sang and lambkins play'd. a 1835 Hogg Ringan & May 41 Poet. Wks. 1838 I. 300 She trows..The linty's cheip a ditty tame. 1899 Crockett Kit Kennedy 198, I heard the lin...
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Ellisland Farm
William's daughter Jean (1775–1808) was a frequent visitor to Ellisland and Burns wrote about twenty-four songs for this lass of the lintwhite locks.
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linnet
linnet (ˈlɪnɪt) Forms: 5 linet, 6 lenet, linnette, lynnet, 7–8 lennet, linot, 6– linnet. [a. OF. linette, linot, linotte (mod.F. linotte), f. lin flax, on the seeds of which the bird feeds. OE. had a l{iacu}netw{iacu}ge, whence lintwhite, and there is one example of l{iacu}nece, f. l{iacu}n line n.1...
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North Sea Radio Orchestra
It contained a re-recorded version of "The Flower", plus two more Tennyson settings ("The Lintwhite" and "Move Eastward Happy Earth") and three instrumental
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sheen
▪ I. sheen, n.1 (ʃiːn) Forms: 6 Sc. scheyne, 6–7 sheene, 7– sheen. [f. sheen a., assumed to be connected with shine v. (The n. is virtually a verbal noun to shine.) Cf. sheen v.] 1. a. Shining, brightness. In recent use chiefly, gleaming, lustre, radiance as of a body reflecting light; a gleam. rare...
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