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    blazon
    /ˈbleɪzən/

    verb

    noun

    • 1. a correct description of armorial bearings: "the book contains tens of thousands of blazons of arms held by English families"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › blazonBlazon Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of BLAZON is armorial bearings : coat of arms. How to use blazon in a sentence.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishBLAZON | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    uk / ˈbleɪ.z ə n / us / ˈbleɪ.z ə n / Add to word list Add to word list. → emblazon. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Apparent and obvious. (from) under your nose idiom. apparent. be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom. be (right) under your nose idiom. be etched somewhere idiom. be writ large idiom. flagrantly.

  4. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishBLAZON definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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. noun. 4. heraldry. a conventional description or depiction of heraldic arms. 5. any description or recording, esp of good qualities. Collins English Dictionary.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryBLAZON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    BLAZON | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary. Meaning of blazon in English. blazon. verb [ T ] us / ˈbleɪ.z ə n / uk / ˈbleɪ.z ə n / Add to word list Add to word list. → emblazon. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Apparent and obvious. (from) under your nose idiom. apparent. be (as) plain as the nose on your face idiom.

  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BlazonBlazon - Wikipedia

    In heraldry and heraldic vexillology, a blazon is a formal description of a coat of arms, flag or similar emblem, from which the reader can reconstruct the appropriate image. The verb to blazon means to create such a description.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › blazon_nblazon, n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English...

    An escutcheon or armorial device; esp. a diamond-shaped or (occasionally) square panel or canvas with a deceased person's armorial bearings, affixed…. coat of arms 1562–. The distinctive heraldic bearings of a gentleman (armiger) originally borne on a ‘coat of arms’ (sense 1); a shield, escutcheon. (See arms, n.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishblazon verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    blazon something (on/across/over something) to decorate something with a design, a symbol or words so that people will notice it easily. He had the word ‘Cool’ blazoned across his chest.

  9. www.thefreedictionary.com › blazonBlazon - definition of blazon by The Free Dictionary

    1. (often foll by abroad) to proclaim loudly and publicly. 2. (Heraldry) heraldry to describe (heraldic arms) in proper terms. 3. (Heraldry) to draw and colour (heraldic arms) conventionally.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionaryBLAZON definition in American English - Collins Online Dictionary

    noun. 1. a coat of arms; heraldic shield, emblem, or banner. 2. a technical description or illustration of a coat of arms in accordance with the rules of heraldry. 3. showy display. verb transitive. 4. to make known far and wide; proclaim. often with forth, out, or abroad. 5. to describe technically or portray (coats of arms) 6. a.

  11. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › blazonblazon - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Oct 31, 2024 · blazon (countable and uncountable, plural blazons) (heraldry) A verbal or written description of a coat of arms. (heraldry) A formalized language for describing a coat of arms. We must banish, therefore, the persistent but wholly erroneous notion that the heralds invented many of the terms used in and borrowed the rest from the ...