_Langued._ A term which refers to the tincture of an animal's tongue.
_Leaves._ Their peculiarities are to be blazoned, as _laurel leaves_, _oak leaves_, &c.
_Letters of the Alphabet_ sometimes are Charges. Thus, the Arms of the Deanery of Canterbury are--_Az., on a cross arg., the letter "x" surmounted by the letter "i" sable:_ the "x" is on the cross at the intersection of its limbs, and the "i" is above it.
_Lined._ Having a cord attached: also, having a lining.
_Lioncel._ A lion drawn to a small scale, and generally rampant, Nos. 114, 115, 197.
_Livery Colours._ Of the PLANTAGENETS, as one family, _white and scarlet_; of the house of YORK, _blue and murrey_; of the house of LANCASTER, _white and blue_; of the house of TUDOR, _white and green_. The present Royal Livery is _scarlet and gold_. In the Middle Ages, all great families had their own livery colours, which had no necessary relation to the tinctures of the shield.
_Lodged._ A term denoting animals of the chase when at rest or in repose, Nos. 25, 26.
_Lozenge._ A square figure set diagonally, No. 47 (also see page 69). The armorial insignia of unmarried ladies and widows, with the sole exception of a Sovereign, are blazoned on a Lozenge instead of an Escutcheon.
_Lozengy._ A field divided lozengewise: No. 145.
_Luce_, or _Lucy_. The fish now called pike. See page 77 and No. 164.
_Lymphad._ An ancient galley, No. 275. It was the feudal ensign of the Scottish lordship of LORN, and as such quartered by the Duke of ARGYLL.
_Manche_, _Maunche_. A lady's sleeve with a long pendent lappet, worn in the time of HENRY I., and borne as an armorial charge by the families of HASTINGS, CONYERS, and some others. HASTINGS (H. 3)--_Or, a manche gu._: No. 276.
_Mantle._ A flowing robe worn over the armour, or over their ordinary costume, by personages of distinction of both sexes: the mantles of ladies were commonly decorated with armorial blazonry.
[Illustration: No. 276.--Arms of Hastings.]
_Mantling_, or _Lambrequin_. A small mantle of some rich materials, attached to the knightly basinet or helm, and worn hanging down. It is usually represented with jagged edges, to represent the cuts to which it would be exposed in actual battle: No. 199. (See _Panache_.) Mantlings blazoned with achievements of arms are sometimes adjusted in folds to form a background to the composition, and they are also occasionally differenced with various charges.