blazon

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.4.2 Related terms

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[edit] Etymology

From Old French blason "shield".

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• IPA: /ˈbleɪzən/

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blazon (plural blazons)

1. (heraldry) A verbal or written description of a coat of arms.

   Quotations

   • 1894: ...it should never be forgotten that the best blazon is that which is the most perspicuous — James Parker, A Glossary of Terms Used in Heraldry.

2. (heraldry) A formalized language for describing a coat of arms.

   Quotations

   • 1997: We must banish, therefore, the persistent but wholly erroneous notion that the heralds invented many of the terms used in blazon and borrowed the rest from the everyday lexicon of terms... — Gerard J. Brault, Early Blazon

3. (heraldry): A coat of arms or a banner depicting a coat of arms.

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to blazon (third-person singular simple present blazons, present participle blazoning, simple past and past participle blazoned)

1. (transitive) To describe a coat of arms.

   Quotations

   • 1889: After Blazoning the Shield, you proceed to the exterior ornaments viz.: The Helmet, Lambrequin, Crest, Supporters, Badge, and Motto — Charles Norton Elvin, A Dictionary of Heraldry

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• emblazon
• device