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Lumbard, -art, n. and a. Also: lwmbart, lumberd, -ert, lumbar, (limbard). [ME. (Langland) and e.m.E. Lumbard(e, e.m.E. Lumbertte (1556), OF. Lumbard, -art, MDu. and MLG. Lumbard, -aert. Cf. Lombard.]

A. n. 1. plur. The ancient Germanic people, the Langobardi: cf. Lumbardy. a1400 Leg. S. xxxvi. 814.
A man quhil … A dekine in exile tuk Fra lumbardis [L. a Longobardis]

2. A native of Lombardy in northern Italy, espec. one engaged in finance or trade: an Italian; an Italian banker.For early occurrences as a surname, see Black Surnames s.v. Lombard, and add: 1329 Exch. R. I. 213.
Emerico Lumbardo 1375 Barb. x. 324.
Peris Lumbard 1456 Hay I. 220/23.
Gif a burges of Millane or of Napples haldis bank … in Paris, … and … this Lumbard passis fra a hame till ane othir 1473 Treas. Acc. I. 44.
Gevin to the Lumbart 1503 Ib. II. 227.
Payit to Julian, factour to Jerome de Friscobald, Limbard [sic in pr.], for this stuf under writin, bocht be him in Flandrez 1504 Edinb. B. Rec. I. 99.
Certane nychtbouris fremen … hurtis the commoun proffeitt of fremen in leing till vnfremen, baith Lumbardis and vtheris, of certane merchandice 1522 Douglas Corr. 84.
Ane Italiane callyt Evangilista, the manere of a Lumbard 15.. Clar. v. 774.

b. gen. A financier or banker. c1420 Ratis R. 552.
Lawte … Thir lwmbartis gevis it mekile price a1500 Colk. Sow i. 88.
An heretyk, a purspyk, A lumbard, a lolard, Ane vsurar, a bard c1500-c1512 Dunb. Tua Mar. W. 362 (Ch. & M.).
I leit him be my lumbart to lous me all [M. be lumbart to lous all my] misteris

3. ? = Lumbard sleve, 4 c below. 1532 Treas. Acc. VI. 26.
For bukram to the lumbardis of it [sc. a gown] Ib. 78.
To be ane hogtoun with lumbardis and nervis to the Kingis grace 1534 Ib. 194. 1542 Inv. Wardrobe 99.
The body and lumbartis of ane jornay of velvott 1568 Treas. Acc. MS. 75.
Ane elne … of Spanȝe taffeteis to lyne the breistis and lumbertis of ane cloke

B. adj. 4. Of the Lombards or of Lombardy, Lombardic, Italian. a. Italian (language, tongue). c1500-c1512 Dunb. xxxiii. 16.
For feir he fled and come in France With littill of Lumbard leid

b. Lumbard paper, an expensive variety of paper (? of a stouter sort), used for cartridges as well as for books.Cf. MDu. (once) Lombaertsch papier.(a) 1513 Treas. Acc. IV. 512.
For ij quair Lumbart paper [to the gunner] … iij s. 1540 Ib. VII. 356.
Gevin to Peris Rowane for expens debursit be him upoun puldir baggis, takkettis, lumbart paper, scheip skynnis and uther expens debursit be him upoun the gun chargis 1551 Ib. X. 22.
Foure quaris Lumbart paper, and foure quaris uthir paper, price of the quaire of the Lumbert ij s. and of the uthir xij d. Ib. 42.
Ane buke of Lumbert paper send to my lady Gordoun, price thairof v s. 1558 Ib. 438.
For Lumbart paper to draw the patronis of ane double culvering battart and moyane 1596–97 Misc. Spald. C. V. 122.
For bying of a register book of Lumbart paper to register the townis evidents, 6 lib. 1562-92 Wode's Psalter (Treble) 177.
I tuke vther threscore throughis of lumbert peper(b) 1558 Mill Mediæv. Plays 184.
For canves brunstane salt peter lumbard paper to the fyre balls 1579 Dickson & Edmond Ann. Sc. Printing 303.
Ten quair of fyne Lumbard paper 1617 M. Works Acc. (ed.) II. 90.
For tua quair of Lumbard paper [for fire-works] xxxii s. Ib. 70, 1625 Ib. 183. 1638 Rec. Kirk Scotl. 133. 1644 Army of the Covenant 33.
Harden for cartrages ane hundreth aud fortie ellne, … Lumbard paper, fortie eight quires, … threed for sewing the cartrages eight pounds 1666 Household Bk. Archb. Sharp in Misc. Maitl. C. II. 539.
For 8 of great lumbard paper, 8 s.(c) 1585 Edinb. Test. XIV. 254.
Thrie rym of lumbar paper price of the ryme vj li. iiij s. 1673 Leith Customs MS. (Box 20) 66.
24 ream gray paper 01, 12, 00; 12 ream Lumbar paper 03, 00, 00

c. Lumbard sleve, a sleeve of a particular type which originated or was supposed to have originated in Lombardy; an ‘Italian sleeve’. Cf. 3.OF. had manche de Lombardie à plates a kind of sleeve (of armour) (1322 in V. Gay Glossaire Archæol. du Moyen Age I. 91) and le corps et le hault des manches d'ung pourpoint à la lombarde (1487 in Id. Ib. II. 274). 1531 Treas. Acc. VI. 20.
To be ane jurney cote with lumbard slevis to the king, vij elnis crammasy veluet 1576 Digest Justiciary Proc. I. 21.
[Tom Reid, who died in 1547,] had ane gray cott with lwmbart slevis of the auld fassoun a1651 Calderwood VII. 55.
The bishops were ordeaned [in 1610] to have their gownes with lumbard sleaves, according to the forme of England