† cardueln.
Obsolete. rare.
A goldfinch ( Carduelis carduelis).
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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > family Fringillidae (finch) > [noun] > subfamily Carduelinae > genus Carduelis > carduelis carduelis (goldfinch)
goldfincheOE
goldspinka1522
carduel?1530
thistle-finch1589
thistlewarp1598
fool's coata1682
grey pate1728
tailor-warbler1783
redcap1785
sheriff's man1796
goldie?1800
King Harry1824
sweet-william1848
tailor1848
thistle-bird1872
thistle-feeder1904
?1530 Dialoges Creatures Moralysed lxxv. sig. BB.iv And therfore they went to this Carduell and askyd his almysse.
1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie iii. f. 22 On a wreathe d'Or and Sable, a Carduell volante, beaked and legged Argente.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2021).
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