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emblazonment

American  
[em-bley-zuhn-muhnt] / ɛmˈbleɪ zən mənt /

noun

  1. the act of emblazoning.

  2. something that is emblazoned.


Etymology

Origin of emblazonment

First recorded in 1790–1800; emblazon + -ment

Example Sentences

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Or when he signed off on the emblazonment of “I’m the Woman to Blame” across a Tervis tumbler.

From New York Times Feb. 8, 2018

The lower part of the inscription was in the shade, but the emblazonment, and the words— Orate pro anima Reginaldi Rookwood equitis aurati, were clear and distinct.

From Rookwood by Ainsworth, William Harrison

This led to many awkward results, as when the art of printing is placed by the side of orthography as a subdivision of Logic, to which also is given the art of heraldry or emblazonment.

From Diderot and the Encyclopædists (Vol 1 of 2) by Morley, John

He was by this time ashamed of the emblazonment of his poetic effort upon the cliff.

From The Mermaid A Love Tale by Dougall, Lily

The establishment of her own position, her own honour, her own name, was to her but the incidental result of her daughter's emblazonment in the world.

From Lady Anna by Trollope, Anthony

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