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York, murrey and blue; the House Lure - Sometimes blazoned as
of Lancaster, white and blue: the hawks lure (q.v.). When the expres-
House of Tudor, white and green; sion conjoined in lure is found it
the House of Stuart, yellow and red; implies two wings joined in the
the House of Hanover, scarlet and centre with the tips inverted.
blue.
Lymphad - An ancient gaIley which
Lùard - In early days the Heraldic may be blazoned with sails furled
lizard resembled a wild cat with or in full sail. It may have oars in
brown fur and darker spots. In
modern Heraldry the lizard is nor-
mally blazoned as a scaly lizard and
unless othenvise stated the tincture
used is vert.
Lodged - A word equivalent to
' couchant ' when applied to beasts
of the chase.
Long Bow - When the expression
bow is used in blazon it refers to the
normal bow and it is customary to
use a different tincture for the
Lymphad
strings.
The other type of bow is the position in which case they are in
cross bow and for this, full details the water or there rnay be two oars
placed in saltire against the mast.
must be given in the blazon.
It is a commonly found charge in
hnge - A figure resembling the Scottish Heraldry and full details
diamond on a playing card.
must be given.
Lynx - An anima! Eound frequently
in connection with ophthalmic
institutions.
Lyon King of Anns - Lord Lyon
King of Arms is the Senior Scottish
Officer of Arms (q.v.).
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M
Lazengy 4 Describes a field or
charge which is divided by lines per
bend and per bend sinister into Mace - In early days a mace was a
equal sized dian-ionds of two differ- club-like weapon which was used
ent tinctures. throughout a number of centuries.
There were various different shapes
Luce - An alternative name for the and most of rhem acquired such
pikc. fanciful names as ' Morning Star ',