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LEA Newte, Asker, Spider, Ant, etc., when borne erect. Leash. A band wherewith to bind anything ; also a leather thong with a button at the end, by which Fal- coners (having run it through the varvels) hold the Hawk fast upon the hand. P. 33, f. 34- The term is also applied to the line which passes from the collar of one greyhound to another. Leash. A term used for three birds, bucks, foxes, hares, etc. Leashed. Having a leash, or thong. Leather Bottle, as borne in the ar ns of the Bottle-Makers and Horners Companies. P. 42, f. 19. Leaves of all kinds are born in Herald- ry, e.g. The Aspen, Bay, Elm, Elder, Hazel, Holly, Laurel, Mulberry, Oak, Vine, etc. P. 45, f. 17 to 30. A Staf- Tree Leaf. P. 22, f. 33. Leaves are always erect if not otherwise named. A leaf pendant. P. 45, f. 27. Leaved. Said ol any plant when its leaves are of a different tincture to the stem. Le Bourlet. The Wreath, or Torse. Legs of Men, Animals, and Birds, are of common use in Heraldry. Animals legs are termed Gambs which see. Birds legs, when erased, are termed A-la-Quise to which refer. Men's legs are borne in various ways in Coat-Armour, and each form should be par- ticularly expressed in blazon ; but it is always to be understood that when a man's leg is blazoned couped, or erased at the tliigh, it is to be bent at the knee, whether c a I in armour or not, as a leg in armour, couped at the thigh. P. 3('.. f. 2.'. and f. 23. A leg erased at the thigh, and other ex- amples. Same plate, and P. 38, f. 18. Legs in Armour. As borne in the Arms of the Isle of Man. P. 36, f. 26. Legged, or Membered. See Bird. Leish. See Leash. Lentally. Tiie same as Indented. Leon'ced. See Decorated. Leopard. The positions of the Leopard are blazoned by the same terms as those of Lions. A Leopard's head, i.e. when depicted w/th the neck is always blazoned a Leopard's Head. When no part of the nock appears it i-i blazoned a Leopard's-face, and is always guardant. A Leopard's-face jessaut-de-lis, is depicted with a fleur-de-lis in its mouth, the top shewing above the head, for examples see P. 28, f. 1 to (3. Lhopardv, or Leoparde. A French term for a Lion passant guardant. Le tout de tout. When an in- escutcheon is surmounted of another it 83 L I M is said to be Le tout de tout. P. 31, f. 10. Letters of the Greek, Hebrew, Roman, Text, and other Alphabets are borne in Coat Armour, either singly, or in words, e.g. The Greek Alpha A and 9. Omega form part of the arms of the Regius Professor of Greek at Cam- bridge ; and the Professor of Hebrew has the Hebrew letter Hhet D. See Upsilon, etc. " The text X pierced through with a dash in the centre in the arms of Battle Abbey." " Now though i have read letters to be little honourable in arms, this cannot be dis- graceful, partly because Church-Heraldry moveth in a si^here by itself, partly because this was the letter of letters, as the received character to signify Christus." Fuller's Church History, vol. ii. ^. 227. Leure. See Lure. Levant. Rising, a term applied to birds. Level. An instrument used by Masons. P. 4i> f- 38. Level-reversed, i.d. Lever. A name sometimes given to the Cormorant. P. 34, f. 34. Leveret. A young hare. Borne by the name of Leverington. Levyd. Leaved. Lewre. See Lure. Lezard. See Lizard. LiBARDE, or Libbarde. A Leopard. Lictor's-rod. See Fasces. Lie. French-Heralds use this term to express strings. Lighter. A heavy boat. P. 38, f. 34. Lily of the Flag. A Fleur-de-lis. Lily of the Garden, or White Lil3 P. 44, f. 6. The emblem of purity. Limb of a Tree. A bend of the limb of a tree raguled and trunked. P. 17, f. 27. Limbeck, Alembic, or Still. Is the vessel through which distilled liquors pass into the recipient. It is borne as part of the Arms of the Pewterers Company. P. 39, f. 30, No. 2. Lime Tree. P. 45, f. 37. Li XI me of a Tree. See Limb of a Tree. Limp.ago. The engraving, P. 26, f. ^^, is a copy of a Limpago given in Burke's Heraldic Illustrations. Viz : a Lion's body with human face and flowing hair. It is generally represented as a Lion's bo<^ly, the face of a man with the scalp and horn* of a Bull. P. 27. f. 54.