† ˈlusard
Also 6 lusart, luzard, luserde, 7 luswart. See also luceret.
[Related to lucern; the formation is obscure.]
The lynx; chiefly pl. the fur of the lynx.
| 1530 in Whitaker Hist. Craven (1812) 305 Item, a pair of white lusarts, 2 l. 1535 Wardr. Acc. Hen. VIII in Archæologia (1789) IX. 245 A shamewe of blacke printed satten..furred with luzardis. 1550 in Strype Eccl. Mem. II. xxxiii. 538 Sables and lusards. 1572 in Whitaker Hist. Craven (1812) 324 A black velvett jackett..faced with luserdes. 1612 Capt. Smith Proc. Virginia 33 Some Otters, Beavers, Martins, Luswarts, and sables we found. |