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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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Blazoning
is always a great word to know.
So is bezoar. Does it mean:
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
Origin:
1275–1325; Middle English blaso(u)n < Anglo-French, Old French blason buckler, of obscure 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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Word Origin & History
blazon
"coat of arms," late 13c., from O.Fr. blason (12c.) "a shield, blazon," also "collar bone;" of uncertain origin.
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