[ˈbleɪzə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a coloured jacket worn by schoolchildren or sports players as part of a uniform
(e.g: one supermarket offered a school blazer for just £10)


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Origin:
late 19th century: from blaze + -er. The original general sense was ‘a thing that blazes or shines’ (mid 17th century), giving rise to the term for a brightly coloured sporting jacket