Lexicographical Neighbors of Luzerns
Literary usage of Luzerns
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Collections by Minisink Valley Historical Society, Connecticut Historical Society (1838)
"Beasts of many kinds ; some of the bigness of an ox, whose hides make good buff;
deer, both red and of other sorts in abundance ; luzerns, martens, sables, ..."
2. English Pageantry: An Historical Outline by Robert Withington (1920)
"This was a chariot triumphant, drawn by two luzerns,6 in which chariot were seated
a fur-clad Russian prince and princess; an old lord, in furs; a judge, ..."
3. The Gentleman's Magazine (1840)
"The editor understands by luzerns, " lynxes." Cotgrave is most absurdly incorrect.
He explains luzern, " a kind of white wolf, or the spotted linv or ounce, ..."
4. Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages by Percy Society (1844)
"... with the addition of the triumphant chariot of Love, " drawn by two luzerns
or lynxes :" Love pronouncing the concluding speech. 1620. ..."
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