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blazon
[
bley
-z
uh
n
]
Origin
bla·zon
/
ˈbleɪ
zən
/
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[
bley
-z
uh
n
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to
set
forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim:
The pickets blazoned their grievances on placards.
2.
to adorn or embellish, especially brilliantly or showily.
3.
to describe in heraldic
terminology
.
4.
to depict (heraldic arms or the like) in proper form and color.
noun
5.
an escutcheon;
coat of arms
.
6.
the heraldic description of armorial bearings.
7.
conspicuous display.
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Origin:
1275–1325;
Middle English
blaso
(
u
)
n
<
Anglo-French,
Old French
blason
buckler, of obscure origin
Related forms
bla·zon·er,
noun
bla·zon·ment,
noun
un·bla·zoned,
adjective
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blazon
(ˈbleɪz
ə
n)
—
vb
1.
(
often foll by
abroad
) to proclaim loudly and publicly
2.
heraldry
to describe (heraldic arms) in proper terms
3.
to draw and colour (heraldic arms) conventionally
—
n
4.
heraldry
a conventional description or depiction of heraldic arms
5.
any description or recording, esp of good qualities
[C13: from Old French
blason
coat of arms]
'blazoner
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
blazon
"coat of arms," late 13c., from O.Fr. blason (12c.) "a shield, blazon," also "collar bone;" of uncertain origin.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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