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Webster 1913 Edition


Cygnet

Cyg′net

(sĭg′nĕt)
,
Noun.
[Dim. of F.
cygne
swan, L.
cycnus
.
cygnus
, fr. Gr.
κύκλος
: but F.
cygne
seems to be an etymological spelling of OF.
cisne
, fr. LL.
cecinus
,
cicinus
, perh. ultimately also fr. Gr.
κύκλος
.]
(Zool.)
A young swan.
Shak.

Webster 1828 Edition


Cygnet

CYGNET

,
Noun.
[L., a swan; Gr.] A young swan.