blazonry

[bley-zuh n-ree]

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noun

brilliant decoration or display: The wedding had all the blazonry of a coronation.

Heraldry.

the act or technique of describing coats of arms.
a coat, or coats, of arms.

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Origin of blazonry

First recorded in 1615–25; blazon + -ry

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Examples from the Web for blazonry

This post, with its empty frame, was as significant as the art of blazonry could have made it.
Mingo|Joel Chandler Harris
Carnation is the French term for the colour of naked flesh, and is often employed in the blazonry of that country.
A Complete Guide to Heraldry|Arthur Charles Fox-Davies
The heavens, with their blazonry, were to him as pictured parchments.
The Fair God|Lew Wallace
The fine exterior of St. George's is more than matched by the carving and blazonry of the interior.
Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science|Various

Real worth requires no interpreter; its everyday deeds form its blazonry.
Dictionary of Quotations from Ancient and Modern, English and Foreign Sources|James Wood

British Dictionary definitions for blazonry

blazonry

noun plural -ries

the art or process of describing heraldic arms in proper form

heraldic arms collectively

colourful or ostentatious display

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blazonry

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blazonry

noun plural -ries