blazoning
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Old French blason "shield".
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]blazoning (plural blazonings)
- The action of the verb to blazon; the activity of describing heraldic coats of arms.
- The blazoning of the knights' shields was done by heralds.
- 1901, Thomas Hardy, The King's Experiment:
- Charge now the scene with brightest blazonings.
Verb
[edit]blazoning
- present participle and gerund of blazon