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blazoned Definition


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blazon
verb blazoned, blazoning
    1. To make it public.
      Thesaurus: announce, broadcast, proclaim, publicize, trumpet, flaunt, flourish; Antonym: downplay.
      Form: blazon something abroad (often)
      Form: blazon something forth
      Form: blazon something out
    2. heraldry.
      To describe (a coat of arms) in technical terms.
    3. heraldry.
      To paint (names, designs, etc) on (a coat of arms).
      Form: blazon something with something (usually)
      Form: blazon something on something
noun
    1. heraldry.
      A shield or coat of arms.
Derivative: blazonry
    A coat-of arms, or heraldic arms collectively.
    The art of drawing, designing or deciphering coats of arms.
Etymology: 14c: from French blason shield.



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