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gorse thatcher
(gcide) | Linnet \Lin"net\ (l[i^]n"n[e^]t), n. [F. linot, linotte, from L.
linum flax; or perh. shortened from AS. l[imac]netwige, fr.
AS. l[imac]n flax; -- so called because it feeds on the seeds
of flax and hemp. See Linen.] (Zool.)
Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera
Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common
European species (Linota cannabina), which, in full summer
plumage, is chestnut brown above, with the breast more or
less crimson. The feathers of its head are grayish brown,
tipped with crimson. Called also gray linnet, red linnet,
rose linnet, brown linnet, lintie, lintwhite, {gorse
thatcher}, linnet finch, and greater redpoll. The
American redpoll linnet (Acanthis linaria) often has the
crown and throat rosy. See Redpoll, and Twite.
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Green linnet (Zool.), the European green finch.
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Thatcher
(gcide) | Thatcher \Thatch"er\, n.
One who thatches.
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baroness thatcher of kesteven
(wn) | Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven
n 1: British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister
(born in 1925) [syn: Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher,
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven,
Iron Lady] |
margaret hilda thatcher
(wn) | Margaret Hilda Thatcher
n 1: British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister
(born in 1925) [syn: Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher,
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven,
Iron Lady] |
margaret thatcher
(wn) | Margaret Thatcher
n 1: British stateswoman; first woman to serve as Prime Minister
(born in 1925) [syn: Thatcher, Margaret Thatcher,
Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher of Kesteven,
Iron Lady] |
thatcherism
(wn) | Thatcherism
n 1: (England) the political policy of Margaret Thatcher |
thatcherite
(wn) | Thatcherite
n 1: an advocate of Thatcherism |
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