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blazonry

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bla·zon·ry  (blzn-r)
n. pl. bla·zon·ries
1. Heraldry
a. The art of properly and accurately describing or representing armorial bearings.
b. A coat of arms.
2. An ostentatious display.
blazonry
1. the art of depicting or describing heraldic regalia.
2. coats of arms or other heraldic emblems. See also ornamentation.
See also: Honors and Regalia
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.blazonryblazonry - the official symbols of a family, state, etc.
blazon, 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


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Philippe, son of France, take your place on that bed; Philippe, sole king of France, resume the blazonry that is yours
The Man in the Iron Mask by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
compared with her, the innocent-looking Celia was knowing and worldly-wise; so much subtler is a human mind than the outside tissues which make a sort of blazonry or clock-face for it.
Middlemarch by Eliot, George View in context
What fire that a Delaware can light would burn the child of my fathers," he added, pointing proudly to the simple blazonry on his skin; "the blood that came from such a stock would smother your flames
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