blazon

[bley-zuh n]

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verb (used with object)

to set forth conspicuously or publicly; display; proclaim: The pickets blazoned their grievances on placards.
to adorn or embellish, especially brilliantly or showily.
to describe in heraldic terminology.

to depict (heraldic arms or the like) in proper form and color.

noun

an escutcheon; coat of arms.
the heraldic description of armorial bearings.
conspicuous display.

Origin of blazon

1275–1325; Middle English blaso(u)n < Anglo-French, Old French blason buckler, of obscure origin

Related formsbla·zon·er, nounbla·zon·ment, nounun·bla·zoned, adjective

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Examples from the Web for blazoned

Contemporary Examples

But they appeared in a newsletter that blazoned his name across every issue, so it scarcely matters who wrote them.
Ron Paul: Batty Old Reactionary for President
Michael Tomasky
December 14, 2011

Historical Examples

In this she had blazoned forth her courage with almost a false conviction.
Kept in the Dark
Anthony Trollope
His name was blazoned for eternity on the roster of the Russian Great.
The Genius
Margaret Horton Potter
The physician should have blazoned before him, If you can do no good, do no harm.
Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why
Martha M. Allen
Blazoned in her piety, when feeding her young with her own blood.
The Handbook to English Heraldry
Charles Boutell
Also blazoned as a sagittary, and supposed to have been a badge of King Stephen.
The Handbook to English Heraldry
Charles Boutell

British Dictionary definitions for blazoned

blazon

verb (tr)

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

noun

heraldry a conventional description or depiction of heraldic arms
any description or recording, esp of good qualities

Derived Formsblazoner, noun

Word Origin

C13: from Old French blason coat of arms

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Word Origin and History for blazoned

blazon

n.

"coat of arms," late 13c., from Old French blason (12c.) "a shield, blazon," also "collar bone;" common Romanic (cf. Spanish blason, Italian blasone, Portuguese brasao, Provençal blezo, the first two said to be French loan-words); of uncertain origin. OED doubts, on grounds of sense, the connection proposed by 19c. French etymologists to Germanic words related to English blaze (n.1).

blazon

v.

1560s, "to depict or paint (armorial bearings)," from blazon (n.) or else from French blasonner. Earlier as "to set forth decriptively" (1510s); especially "to vaunt or boast" (1530s), in this use probably from or influenced by blaze (v.2).

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Examples from the Web for blazoned

Contemporary Examples

But they appeared in a newsletter that blazoned his name across every issue, so it scarcely matters who wrote them.

Historical Examples

In this she had blazoned forth her courage with almost a false conviction.

His name was blazoned for eternity on the roster of the Russian Great.

The physician should have blazoned before him, If you can do no good, do no harm.

Blazoned in her piety, when feeding her young with her own blood.

Also blazoned as a sagittary, and supposed to have been a badge of King Stephen.

blazon

Word Origin

Word Origin and History for blazoned

blazon

n.

blazon

v.

Origin of blazon