1 gen 1568 anni - libard

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An obsolete spelling of leopard, the animal which was once considered to be a hybrid between a lion and a ‘pard’ or panther (OED). It was popular as a decorative motif: 1430 <i>unum ciphum argenti signatum cum uno liberd in capite coopertorii </i>, Woolley (SS30/7); 1433 <i>unum lectum de blod cum libardhedes </i>, Swine (SS30/25); 1454 <i>ij liberdhedis in le knop </i>, Whitkirk (SS30/177); 1522 <i>ij lybards of goold </i>, York (YRS106/85); 1568 <i>a Standing Cuppe with a Cover and within the cover the lione and libarde face </i>, Healaugh (YRS134/28).

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