emblazonry

American  

[em-bley-zuhn-ree] / ɛmˈbleɪ zən ri /

noun

1. the act or art of emblazoning; heraldic decoration.

2. brilliant representation or embellishment.

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emblazonry British  

/ ɪmˈbleɪzənrɪ /

noun

1. another name for blazonry

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Etymology

Origin of emblazonry

First recorded in 1660–70; em- ¹ + blazonry

Example Sentences

And it would be injurious to spend words in emblazonry of that which, by a spontaneous movement, both sides of the House received with volleying cheers.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 by Various

In a few hours he produced what I am assured was the most splendid and gorgeous national emblazonry that ever sparkled behind footlights.

From The Story of Baden-Powell 'The Wolf That Never Sleeps' by Begbie, Harold

So transparent was the air, washed by the fog and vivified by the sun, that I could decipher the color pattern of his shield emblazonry: a checkerboard of red and black.

From Desert Dust by Shepherd, J. Clinton

There, amid the gorgeous emblazonry, shall be read their names, their academic year, their battles.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 12, No. 71, September, 1863 by Various

You must come to-morrow and see my grand emblazonry of the Ratcliffe and Armine coats; I mean it for the gallery.'

From Henrietta Temple A Love Story by Disraeli, Benjamin, Earl of Beaconsfield