. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . A projecting iron fixed to abreastplate to support the end of the lance in ajoust or tournament. Lancea, R. A long, light spear, servingboth as a pike and a missile. Lanceola. Dimin. of Lancea ().Lanceolated, Arch. Having the form of aspear-head. The term is applied to lancetwindows, arches, and m
. An illustrated dictionary of words used in art and archaeology. Explaining terms frequently used in works on architecture, arms, bronzes, Christian art, colour, costume, decoration, devices, emblems, heraldry, lace, personal ornaments, pottery, painting, sculpture, &c., with their derivations . A projecting iron fixed to abreastplate to support the end of the lance in ajoust or tournament. Lancea, R. A long, light spear, servingboth as a pike and a missile. Lanceola. Dimin. of Lancea ().Lanceolated, Arch. Having the form of aspear-head. The term is applied to lancetwindows, arches, and members of architectureforming a rose. Lancet pointed arch,obtuse at thepoint, resemblinga surgeons lancet,from which a styleof architecture,common in Eng-land in the 13thcentury, is named.(Fig. 417.) (SeeEarly EnglishArchitecture.)Lancula, R.(dimin. of Lanx).The scale whichwas placed, whennecessary, at oneof the endsof a Roman steel-yardisUiUra). () Landgrave (Germ. Land, Graf). A titlegiven to those Counts of Germany who taketheir rank from a large tract of land. The firstLayidgraves were those of Thuringia. Hesse,Alsace, and Leuchtenberg. Langue-de-boeuf, Fr. A blade fixed to a pike-staff ; named after its shape. Langued, Her. To denote the tincture of ananimals 417. Lancet century. Laniarium, Laniena, R. (lanhis, a butcher).A slaughter-house or butchers shop. Laniers, O. straps forvarious uses ; asarmlets to a shield,or as garters orbands, &c. Lanipendia, R.(lana, wool, andfcndere, to weigh).A woman whoseduty it was toweigh the wool forspinning, and dis-tribute it amongthe slaves for theirdaily tasks. Lanista, R. Aman who trainedgladiators for theRoman were fre-quently his ownproperty, and helet them out for hire ; or he received them fromtheir owners into his school (Indus) for training.
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