blazer

[ bley-zer ]

/ ˈbleɪ zər /

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noun

something that blazes or shines brightly.

a sports jacket, usually a solid color or striped, having metal buttons and sometimes an insignia on the breast pocket, as one worn by a member of a club, school, or the like.

a small cooking apparatus using as its source of heat a spirit lamp, hot coals, etc., used especially for preparing food at the table or outdoors.

RELATED WORDS

jacket, coat

Nearby words

Origin of blazer

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at blaze¹, -er¹

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Examples from the Web for blazer

She was dressed casually in skinny jeans, a polka dot Zara top and a green Ralph Lauren blazer jacket.
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The blazer was tossed aside and, clad in just his tuxedo T-shirt, he performed his recent hit single, “Suit & Tie.”
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In a blazer and dress shirt open at the collar, he was cool and measured, surely belying a famous inner rage.
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Charismatic and youthful, Seung was wearing shiny gold sneakers and a blazer with metal studs on the back.
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Asian and art deco in feel, they enlivened a blazer, turned a dress into a virtual tapestry.
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Just here the trail gave out, the blazer having evidently grown tired of blazing.
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Blazer Boulevard was a short alley running between two streets.
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Add the lobster, and, when heated thoroughly, add the beaten yolks mixed with a few spoonfuls of the sauce from the blazer.
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It was as though something cold had crept between them, and why should the mention of Blazer bring that about?
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Put a tablespoonful of butter in the blazer and let the melted butter run over the bottom.
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British Dictionary definitions for blazer

blazer

/ (ˈbleɪzə) /

noun

a fairly lightweight jacket, often striped or in the colours of a sports club, school, etc

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Word Origin and History for blazer

blazer

"bright-colored jacket," 1880, British university slang, from blaze (n.1), in reference to the red flannel jackets worn by the Lady Margaret, St. John College, Cambridge, boating club. Earlier it had been used in American English in the sense "something which attracts attention" (1845).