Definition of Lambrequins

1. lambrequin [n] - See also: lambrequin

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lambrequins

lambkills
lambkin
lambkins
lambless
lamblia
lambliases
lambliasis
lamblike
lambling
lamblings
lambo lambo
lamboid suture
lamboys
lambren
lambrequin
lambrequins (current term)
lambrusco
lambruscos
lambs
lambskin
lambskinnet
lambskins
lambswool
lambswools
lamburger
lamburgers
lamby
lamda
lamdas
lamdoid

Literary usage of Lambrequins

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Heraldry, British and Foreign: With English and French Glossaries by John Woodward (1896)
"The picturesque lambrequins have now degenerated into mere unmeaning flourishes and ... In Germany the tinctures of the lambrequins of the crested helms ..."

2. The Antiquarian Magazine & Bibliographer by Edward Walford (1883)
"... branches at base Foreign:— Helmets and lambrequins Helmets and lambrequins on Helmets and lambrequins without crest Imperial eagle Imprese Initials, ..."

3. The London Encyclopaedia, Or, Universal Dictionary of Science, Art by Thomas Tegg (1829)
"covered the top of the lambrequins, with lion's heads formed of the precious metals. The compact cuirass was made to open at the sides, where the breast and ..."

4. The Illustrated Annual Register of Rural Affairs and Cultivator Almanac for by John Jacob Thomas (1870)
"In answer to inquiries concerning lambrequins, a correspondent of the COUNTRY ... If they are twelve feet high, the lambrequins can be made pattern must ..."

5. Heraldry, Historical and Popular by Charles Boutell (1864)
"... lambrequins of the Foreign Heralds, as a general rule, follow the tinctures (the principal metal and colour) of tho Arms; and in the case of an impaled ..."

6. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1918)
"The early cuirasses were moulded to the figure and had straps of leather (lambrequins) hanging from the lower edge to afford protection to the lower part of ..."

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