See Also: righten(dictionary)

linnet (iou) and righten (iou)


linnet (iou)



linnet noun. E16.
[Old French (Walloon, Picard) linette, earlier linot (mod. linot, linotte), from lin flax from Latin linum. Cf. LINTWHITE.]
A small common migratory Eurasian songbird, Acanthis cannabina, of the passerine family Fringillidae, with brown or grey plumage, formerly kept as a pet. Also (usu. with specifying word), any of several similar songbirds.
green linnet: see GREEN adjective. mountain linnet = TWITE. pine linnet: see PINE noun2. rose linnet: see ROSE adjective.

righten (iou)



righten verb trans. ME.
[from RIGHT adjective + -EN5.]
Set or put right; set in order; restore to a straight or vertical, or the proper position.