Page 82 - Canadian Dominion Directory 1871 - Partie 1-fusionné

Heraldry but care must be given in capitds, have been used as charges
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describing the type and position.
either as single letters or as part of
an inscription. The blazon must
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Leg - The legs of men are aot infre- state the type of lettering viz
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quent bearings. They are generally, Roman, Gothic, etc.
but not necessarily, arrayed in
armour and the knee is always em- Lüy - The flower of that name
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bowed.
generally emblazoned to look rather
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like a lotus.
Legged - An expression used if the
leg is to be tinctured differently
from the remainder of the body.
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AppJies generally to birds but occa-
sionally to animals.
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Leopard - In early days the lions of
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England were depicted as leopards,
however, they do occasionally
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appear as charges in modern HeraI-
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dry and also may be found as sup-
Lily as in the Amis of Eton College
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porters.
Leopard's Face - When this expres- Lüy pot - An earJy type vase, with
sion is used in blazon no part of the handles, which is nomally em-
neck must be showing. It is not blazoned with 6ve lilies, three up-
infrquently found as jessant-de-lis right in bend, in pale. and in bend
sinister and one drooping on either
(q.v.>.
Bevilled -
side.
Letters - Certain letters of the
On occasions the bfazon may Say
' a pot of Mies '.
alphabet, generally in the form of
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Engraileci
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Invectecl
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Undy
Wavy
Nebuly w Angled r
lndcnted Batiled Embartled
Daiicetty
Enarched
Embaitled m-ru'-u Double Enarched
Raguly
Ln\
Doveiai led Urdy
L5zx-Z-
Pnrenty
-!G-A-u- Ra yonny
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