blazonry

[ bley-zuhn-ree ]

/ ˈbleɪ zən ri /

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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

Words nearby blazonry

blazer, blazes, blazing, blazing star, blazon, blazonry, bldg., Bldg.E., bldr., -ble, bleach

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How to use blazonry in a sentence

The flag flapped excitedly, shaking out its blazonry of stars and stripes with a sort of fierce delight.
The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce|Ambrose Bierce
As a favourite garden flower, the Columbine found its way into heraldic blazonry.
The plant-lore and garden-craft of Shakespeare|Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
After a little, an aircar with the blue crescent blazonry lifted and sped away.
Space Viking|Henry Beam Piper
He drew charcoal sketches of churches, castles, knightly tombs, and heraldic blazonry.
From Chaucer to Tennyson|Henry A. Beers

The scut, or polished metal shield, with painted blazonry or other decoration, was limited to Aragon and Catalua.
The Arts and Crafts of Older Spain, Volume I (of 3)|Leonard Williams

British Dictionary definitions for blazonry

blazonry

/ (ˈbleɪzənrɪ) /

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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Origin of blazonry

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