blazon

Definitions


[ˈbleɪzən], (Verb)

Definitions:
- display prominently or vividly
(e.g: they saw their company name blazoned all over the media)

- describe or depict (armorial bearings) in a correct heraldic manner


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a shield, later one bearing a heraldic device): from Old French blason ‘shield’, of unknown origin. The sense of the verb has been influenced by blaze


[ˈbleɪzən], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a correct description of armorial bearings
(e.g: the book contains tens of thousands of blazons of arms held by English families)


Phrases:

Origin:
Middle English (denoting a shield, later one bearing a heraldic device): from Old French blason ‘shield’, of unknown origin. The sense of the verb has been influenced by blaze




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