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blazon
[ bley-zuhn ]
verb (used with object)
- to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim:
The pickets blazoned their grievances on placards.
- to adorn or embellish, especially brilliantly or showily.
- to describe in heraldic terminology.
- to depict (heraldic arms or the like) in proper form and color.
noun
- an escutcheon; coat of arms.
- the heraldic description of armorial bearings.
- conspicuous display.
blazon
/ ˈbleɪzən /
verb
- often foll by abroad to proclaim loudly and publicly
- heraldry to describe (heraldic arms) in proper terms
- to draw and colour (heraldic arms) conventionally
noun
- heraldry a conventional description or depiction of heraldic arms
- any description or recording, esp of good qualities
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Derived Forms
- ˈblazoner, noun
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Other Words From
- blazon·er noun
- blazon·ment noun
- un·blazoned adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blazon1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of blazon1
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Example Sentences
One shield bears a bull's head; the next has three crosses; the third blazon is a crab.
She bore a blazon of a feminine hand dangling a planet by a string from one finger; a good ship, and an able, ruthless captain.
Nothing left but picture of one small blue soldier looking up through blazon flames of Christmas-tree to shining thing above.
I should not however have been tempted to blazon my coat of arms, were it not connected with a whimsical anecdote.
Either of the latter positions must be specified in the blazon.
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