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distelfink

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dis⋅tel⋅fink

  [dis-tl-fingk]
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–noun
a stylized bird motif traditional in Pennsylvania German art.
Origin:
standard G sp. for PaG dischdelfink goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), equiv. to dischdel thistle + fink finch
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dis·tel·fink   (dĭs'tl-fĭngk)   
n.  A traditional Pennsylvania Dutch folk art motif of a bird or birds symbolizing good luck and happiness.

[From German, goldfinch, from Middle High German distelvinke, from Old High German distilvinko : distil, thistle; see steig- in Indo-European roots + vinko, finch.]
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