blazon (redirected from blazoning)

bla·zon  (blzn)

tr.v. bla·zoned, bla·zon·ing, bla·zons

1. Heraldry

a. To describe (a coat of arms) in proper terms.

b. To paint or depict (a coat of arms) with accurate detail.

2. To adorn or embellish with or as if with a coat of arms: "the stars and moons and suns blazoned on that sacred wall" (G.K. Chesterton).

3. To proclaim widely.

n.

1. Heraldry

a. A coat of arms.

b. The description or representation of a coat of arms.

2. An ostentatious display.

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[Probably from Middle English blasoun, shield, from Old French blason.]

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blazon·er n.

blazon·ment n.

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blazon

Verb

1. to proclaim publicly: the newspaper photographs were blazoned on the front pages

2. Heraldry to describe or colour (heraldic arms) conventionally

Noun

Heraldry a coat of arms [Old French blason coat of arms]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	blazon - the official symbols of a family, state, etc. blazonry, coat of arms, arms crest - (heraldry) in medieval times, an emblem used to decorate a helmet heraldry - emblem indicating the right of a person to bear arms quartering - a coat of arms that occupies one quarter of an escutcheon; combining four coats of arms on one shield usually represented intermarriages heraldry - the study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies
Verb	1.	blazon - decorate with heraldic arms emblazon artistic creation, artistic production, art - the creation of beautiful or significant things; "art does not need to be innovative to be good"; "I was never any good at art"; "he said that architecture is the art of wasting space beautifully" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"