blazonry
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bla·zon·ry
(blā′zən-rē)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.
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blazonry
(ˈbleɪzənrɪ)n, pl -ries
1. (Heraldry) the art or process of describing heraldic arms in proper form
2. (Heraldry) heraldic arms collectively
3. colourful or ostentatious display
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bla•zon•ry
(ˈbleɪ zən ri)n., pl. -ries.
1. brilliant decoration or display.
[1615–25]
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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 Regalia2. coats of arms or other heraldic emblems. See also ornamentation.
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| Noun | 1. |  blazonry - the official symbols of a family, state, etc.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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